Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in South America, 1958

South America
1958
Total fertility rate: 5.65
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1958  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of South America was 5.65 children per woman in 1958 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (289 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.1 years old. In total, 5,815,264 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.65
Births
5,815,264
Births per 1,000 people
41.4
Mean age of mothers
29.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
10.9%
Net reproduction rate
2.18
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.4
Population
140,478,064
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
10-143.00.3%23,687
15-1995.58.4%635,217
20-24261.323.1%1,549,261
25-29289.025.5%1,578,863
30-34230.720.4%1,102,800
35-39165.414.6%645,489
40-4471.86.3%237,671
45-4914.31.3%40,691
50-540.70.1%1,585