Fertility in South America, 1959

South America
1959
Total fertility rate: 5.66
Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother
1959
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The total fertility rate of South America was 5.66 children per woman in 1959 — 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, 5,939,470 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.66
Births
5,939,470
Births per 1,000 people
41.1
Mean age of mothers
29.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
10.9%
Net reproduction rate
2.20
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.4
Population
144,408,197
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%24,683
15-1995.28.4%649,036
20-24261.423.1%1,573,646
25-29289.125.5%1,598,934
30-34231.120.4%1,137,467
35-39165.514.6%669,935
40-4471.96.4%242,458
45-4914.21.3%41,664
50-540.70.1%1,643