Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Chile, 1985

Chile
1985
Total fertility rate: 2.59
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

Year

-5 -1   1985  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Chile was 2.59 children per woman in 1985 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (148 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.2 years old. In total, 278,878 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.59
Births
278,878
Births per 1,000 people
22.5
Mean age of mothers
27.2
Births to mothers aged 15–19
14.9%
Net reproduction rate
1.23
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.3
Population
12,395,274
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%714
15-1966.512.8%41,670
20-24148.328.5%88,993
25-29140.126.9%76,659
30-3493.618.0%44,551
35-3951.29.8%20,299
40-4416.73.2%5,313
45-492.30.5%655
50-540.10.0%23