Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in South America, 1954

South America
1954
Total fertility rate: 5.62
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1954  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of South America was 5.62 children per woman in 1954 — 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, 5,298,321 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.62
Births
5,298,321
Births per 1,000 people
42.1
Mean age of mothers
29.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
11.0%
Net reproduction rate
2.11
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.4
Population
125,865,511
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%21,358
15-1995.38.5%583,600
20-24259.723.1%1,467,107
25-29286.325.4%1,442,545
30-34229.420.4%953,036
35-39164.614.6%571,877
40-4472.76.5%221,920
45-4914.21.3%35,483
50-540.70.1%1,390