Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Chile, 1979

Chile
1979
Total fertility rate: 2.81
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1979  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Chile was 2.81 children per woman in 1979 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (161 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.4 years old. In total, 267,055 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.81
Births
267,055
Births per 1,000 people
23.6
Mean age of mothers
27.4
Births to mothers aged 15–19
16.7%
Net reproduction rate
1.31
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.4
Population
11,339,778
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%702
15-1973.313.0%44,492
20-24160.628.5%88,564
25-29142.425.3%67,939
30-34100.517.8%39,165
35-3959.010.5%18,716
40-4422.54.0%6,385
45-493.90.7%1,051
50-540.20.0%44