Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Brazil, 1988

Brazil
1988
Total fertility rate: 3.11
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1988  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Brazil was 3.11 children per woman in 1988 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (173 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.3 years old. In total, 3,805,480 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
3.11
Births
3,805,480
Births per 1,000 people
26.5
Mean age of mothers
27.3
Births to mothers aged 15–19
17.1%
Net reproduction rate
1.39
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.6
Population
143,826,357
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
10-142.80.4%21,881
15-1990.214.5%649,817
20-24173.327.8%1,185,121
25-29154.924.8%978,205
30-34105.116.9%569,387
35-3964.110.3%288,891
40-4427.84.5%96,651
45-495.20.8%14,963
50-540.20.0%563