Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in South America, 1953

South America
1953
Total fertility rate: 5.61
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1953  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of South America was 5.61 children per woman in 1953 — 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, 5,169,253 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.61
Births
5,169,253
Births per 1,000 people
42.2
Mean age of mothers
29.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
11.1%
Net reproduction rate
2.10
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.4
Population
122,485,346
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%20,809
15-1995.28.5%574,028
20-24259.323.1%1,445,762
25-29285.925.4%1,398,530
30-34229.220.4%917,940
35-39164.514.6%560,913
40-4472.76.5%215,601
45-4914.21.3%34,313
50-540.70.1%1,353