Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Brazil, 1986

Brazil
1986
Total fertility rate: 3.36
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

Year

-5 -1   1986  +1 +5

Country

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y Z

The total fertility rate of Brazil was 3.36 children per woman in 1986 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (184 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.6 years old. In total, 3,920,909 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
3.36
Births
3,920,909
Births per 1,000 people
28.3
Mean age of mothers
27.6
Births to mothers aged 15–19
15.8%
Net reproduction rate
1.49
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.6
Population
138,336,370
The net reproduction rate counts only daughters who survive to their mothers' age: below 1, each generation of women is smaller than the one before.
Mother's ageBirths per 1,000 womenShare of total fertilityBirths
10-142.50.4%18,796
15-1988.013.0%617,730
20-24183.627.2%1,239,542
25-29169.425.1%1,018,775
30-34117.317.4%596,458
35-3974.811.1%308,605
40-4432.64.8%104,491
45-495.80.9%15,910
50-540.20.0%601