Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in South America, 1965

South America
1965
Total fertility rate: 5.37
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1965  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of South America was 5.37 children per woman in 1965 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (274 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.1 years old. In total, 6,420,271 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.37
Births
6,420,271
Births per 1,000 people
37.8
Mean age of mothers
29.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
11.5%
Net reproduction rate
2.17
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.5
Population
169,787,288
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%29,787
15-1987.88.2%739,407
20-24249.423.3%1,718,600
25-29274.125.5%1,641,643
30-34219.120.4%1,195,496
35-39155.414.5%764,214
40-4469.56.5%283,325
45-4913.81.3%45,823
50-540.70.1%1,981