Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Chile, 1987

Chile
1987
Total fertility rate: 2.59
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1987  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Chile was 2.59 children per woman in 1987 — 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, 287,854 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.59
Births
287,854
Births per 1,000 people
22.5
Mean age of mothers
27.2
Births to mothers aged 15–19
14.4%
Net reproduction rate
1.23
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.9
Population
12,790,150
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%694
15-1966.312.8%41,551
20-24146.528.2%89,378
25-29142.327.4%80,643
30-3496.618.6%48,392
35-3949.79.6%21,372
40-4415.32.9%5,216
45-492.00.4%587
50-540.10.0%20