Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in South America, 1966

South America
1966
Total fertility rate: 5.25
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1966  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of South America was 5.25 children per woman in 1966 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (268 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.1 years old. In total, 6,435,288 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.25
Births
6,435,288
Births per 1,000 people
36.9
Mean age of mothers
29.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
11.7%
Net reproduction rate
2.13
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.5
Population
174,174,894
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%30,351
15-1985.68.2%751,491
20-24244.923.3%1,739,570
25-29268.525.6%1,639,650
30-34213.820.4%1,178,779
35-39151.414.4%760,794
40-4467.76.5%286,064
45-4913.61.3%46,576
50-540.70.1%2,009