Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in South America, 1952

South America
1952
Total fertility rate: 5.61
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1952  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of South America was 5.61 children per woman in 1952 — 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, 5,037,047 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.61
Births
5,037,047
Births per 1,000 people
42.3
Mean age of mothers
29.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
11.2%
Net reproduction rate
2.08
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.4
Population
119,207,088
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%20,303
15-1995.28.5%565,854
20-24258.823.0%1,420,585
25-29285.725.4%1,351,786
30-34229.020.4%885,146
35-39164.314.6%550,850
40-4472.56.5%207,929
45-4914.21.3%33,269
50-540.70.1%1,324