Fertility in Chile, 1955

Chile
1955
Total fertility rate: 4.78
Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother
1955
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-5 -1   1955  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Chile was 4.78 children per woman in 1955 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (224 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.4 years old. In total, 270,148 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
4.78
Births
270,148
Births per 1,000 people
36.8
Mean age of mothers
29.4
Births to mothers aged 15–19
12.8%
Net reproduction rate
1.90
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.5
Population
7,332,301
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%575
15-1996.010.0%34,464
20-24205.221.4%69,074
25-29223.923.4%71,739
30-34190.419.9%47,853
35-39150.315.7%30,767
40-4475.87.9%13,568
45-4913.61.4%2,044
50-540.50.1%62