Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Chile, 1972

Chile
1972
Total fertility rate: 3.53
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1972  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Chile was 3.53 children per woman in 1972 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (182 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.8 years old. In total, 279,156 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
3.53
Births
279,156
Births per 1,000 people
27.4
Mean age of mothers
27.8
Births to mothers aged 15–19
17.9%
Net reproduction rate
1.57
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.4
Population
10,174,678
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
10-141.40.2%855
15-1991.713.0%49,880
20-24182.325.8%85,745
25-29179.725.5%67,307
30-34130.518.5%41,231
35-3977.711.0%22,455
40-4434.74.9%9,831
45-497.41.0%1,787
50-540.30.0%63