Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Chile, 1973

Chile
1973
Total fertility rate: 3.41
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1973  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Chile was 3.41 children per woman in 1973 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (178 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.7 years old. In total, 276,932 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
3.41
Births
276,932
Births per 1,000 people
26.8
Mean age of mothers
27.7
Births to mothers aged 15–19
18.0%
Net reproduction rate
1.52
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.5
Population
10,340,362
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%877
15-1989.813.2%49,865
20-24178.326.2%86,153
25-29172.425.3%67,011
30-34126.518.6%40,692
35-3974.410.9%21,604
40-4431.94.7%8,975
45-496.71.0%1,700
50-540.30.0%58