Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Chile, 1986

Chile
1986
Total fertility rate: 2.59
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

Year

-5 -1   1986  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Chile was 2.59 children per woman in 1986 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (147 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.2 years old. In total, 283,421 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.59
Births
283,421
Births per 1,000 people
22.5
Mean age of mothers
27.2
Births to mothers aged 15–19
14.7%
Net reproduction rate
1.23
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.5
Population
12,588,914
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%690
15-1966.412.8%41,644
20-24147.428.4%89,269
25-29141.327.2%78,783
30-3495.118.3%46,408
35-3950.29.7%20,801
40-4415.83.0%5,188
45-492.20.4%616
50-540.10.0%21