Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Chile, 1991

Chile
1991
Total fertility rate: 2.56
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1991  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Chile was 2.56 children per woman in 1991 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (139 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.3 years old. In total, 297,949 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.56
Births
297,949
Births per 1,000 people
21.8
Mean age of mothers
27.3
Births to mothers aged 15–19
14.3%
Net reproduction rate
1.22
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.0
Population
13,662,491
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
10-141.30.3%811
15-1968.613.4%42,692
20-24133.526.0%83,054
25-29139.527.2%83,568
30-34100.819.6%55,595
35-3953.010.3%25,629
40-4414.82.9%6,072
45-491.60.3%520
50-540.00.0%8