Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Chile, 1978

Chile
1978
Total fertility rate: 2.89
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

Year

-5 -1   1978  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Chile was 2.89 children per woman in 1978 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (162 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.4 years old. In total, 268,220 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.89
Births
268,220
Births per 1,000 people
24.0
Mean age of mothers
27.4
Births to mothers aged 15–19
17.3%
Net reproduction rate
1.34
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.4
Population
11,172,696
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
10-141.10.2%701
15-1977.313.3%46,392
20-24162.328.0%87,662
25-29146.125.2%67,973
30-34104.118.0%38,891
35-3961.410.6%19,038
40-4422.63.9%6,341
45-494.30.7%1,174
50-540.20.0%50