Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in South America, 1963

South America
1963
Total fertility rate: 5.56
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1963  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of South America was 5.56 children per woman in 1963 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (283 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.1 years old. In total, 6,344,199 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.56
Births
6,344,199
Births per 1,000 people
39.4
Mean age of mothers
29.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
11.2%
Net reproduction rate
2.21
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.4
Population
161,065,519
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%28,415
15-1991.28.2%707,618
20-24257.323.2%1,681,904
25-29283.225.5%1,642,016
30-34227.720.5%1,214,058
35-39161.314.5%750,964
40-4472.06.5%272,821
45-4913.91.3%44,495
50-540.70.1%1,906