Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in South America, 1964

South America
1964
Total fertility rate: 5.48
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-5 -1   1964  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of South America was 5.48 children per woman in 1964 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (279 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.1 years old. In total, 6,396,115 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.48
Births
6,396,115
Births per 1,000 people
38.7
Mean age of mothers
29.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
11.4%
Net reproduction rate
2.20
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.4
Population
165,412,944
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
10-142.90.3%29,052
15-1990.18.2%727,722
20-24253.723.2%1,700,384
25-29279.125.5%1,642,922
30-34224.020.5%1,208,926
35-39158.714.5%760,886
40-4471.16.5%279,206
45-4913.91.3%45,074
50-540.70.1%1,940