Fertility in South America, 1955

South America
1955
Total fertility rate: 5.63
Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother
1955
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-5 -1   1955  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of South America was 5.63 children per woman in 1955 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (287 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.1 years old. In total, 5,430,168 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.63
Births
5,430,168
Births per 1,000 people
42.0
Mean age of mothers
29.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
11.0%
Net reproduction rate
2.13
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.4
Population
129,351,295
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%21,919
15-1995.68.5%596,425
20-24260.323.1%1,487,410
25-29287.025.4%1,483,278
30-34229.620.4%989,493
35-39164.814.6%585,791
40-4472.76.4%227,573
45-4914.31.3%36,832
50-540.70.1%1,435