Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Chile, 1953

Chile
1953
Total fertility rate: 4.79
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

Year

-5 -1   1953  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Chile was 4.79 children per woman in 1953 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (219 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.5 years old. In total, 260,706 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
4.79
Births
260,706
Births per 1,000 people
37.1
Mean age of mothers
29.5
Births to mothers aged 15–19
12.8%
Net reproduction rate
1.89
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.5
Population
7,033,528
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
10-141.50.2%572
15-1994.39.8%33,291
20-24204.821.3%69,614
25-29218.622.8%66,132
30-34191.920.0%44,921
35-39155.716.2%30,697
40-4478.38.2%13,444
45-4913.91.4%1,979
50-540.50.1%60