Fertility in South America, 1961

South America
1961
Total fertility rate: 5.62
Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother
1961
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-5 -1   1961  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of South America was 5.62 children per woman in 1961 — 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, 6,153,804 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.62
Births
6,153,804
Births per 1,000 people
40.3
Mean age of mothers
29.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
11.0%
Net reproduction rate
2.21
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.4
Population
152,563,290
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%26,954
15-1993.38.3%673,888
20-24260.123.1%1,625,906
25-29286.825.5%1,622,510
30-34230.620.5%1,189,841
35-39164.014.6%713,942
40-4472.26.4%255,787
45-4914.01.2%43,188
50-540.70.1%1,778