Fertility in Chile, 1961

Chile
1961
Total fertility rate: 4.66
Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother
1961
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-5 -1   1961  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Chile was 4.66 children per woman in 1961 — 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 29.2 years old. In total, 289,637 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
4.66
Births
289,637
Births per 1,000 people
34.8
Mean age of mothers
29.2
Births to mothers aged 15–19
11.6%
Net reproduction rate
1.91
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.3
Population
8,324,802
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
10-141.40.1%658
15-1983.79.0%33,475
20-24210.122.5%73,261
25-29223.624.0%71,418
30-34198.421.3%61,278
35-39140.015.0%34,975
40-4462.56.7%12,478
45-4911.61.3%2,017
50-540.50.1%78