Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in South America, 1956

South America
1956
Total fertility rate: 5.65
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1956  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of South America was 5.65 children per woman in 1956 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (288 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.1 years old. In total, 5,563,613 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.65
Births
5,563,613
Births per 1,000 people
41.8
Mean age of mothers
29.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
10.9%
Net reproduction rate
2.15
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.4
Population
132,949,099
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%22,400
15-1995.68.5%607,991
20-24260.923.1%1,508,313
25-29288.025.5%1,521,642
30-34230.220.4%1,028,461
35-39165.314.6%603,513
40-4472.56.4%231,673
45-4914.31.3%38,131
50-540.70.1%1,477