Fertility in South America, 1951

South America
1951
Total fertility rate: 5.60
Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother
1951
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-5 -1   1951  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of South America was 5.60 children per woman in 1951 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (286 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.1 years old. In total, 4,905,495 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.60
Births
4,905,495
Births per 1,000 people
42.3
Mean age of mothers
29.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
11.4%
Net reproduction rate
2.06
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.4
Population
116,032,006
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
10-143.10.3%19,785
15-1995.18.5%558,625
20-24258.223.0%1,390,676
25-29285.625.4%1,303,846
30-34228.820.4%856,854
35-39164.414.6%541,355
40-4472.46.5%200,794
45-4914.11.3%32,269
50-540.70.1%1,283