Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in South America, 1962

South America
1962
Total fertility rate: 5.60
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1962  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of South America was 5.60 children per woman in 1962 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (286 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.1 years old. In total, 6,256,529 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.60
Births
6,256,529
Births per 1,000 people
39.9
Mean age of mothers
29.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
11.0%
Net reproduction rate
2.22
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.4
Population
156,774,075
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%27,619
15-1992.38.2%689,817
20-24259.123.2%1,654,588
25-29285.625.5%1,634,417
30-34229.620.5%1,206,527
35-39162.714.5%733,469
40-4472.36.5%264,315
45-4914.01.3%43,925
50-540.70.1%1,854