Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in South America, 1968

South America
1968
Total fertility rate: 5.00
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-5 -1   1968  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of South America was 5.00 children per woman in 1968 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (256 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.0 years old. In total, 6,469,504 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.00
Births
6,469,504
Births per 1,000 people
35.4
Mean age of mothers
29.0
Births to mothers aged 15–19
12.1%
Net reproduction rate
2.05
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.5
Population
182,977,218
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%32,664
15-1983.18.3%785,091
20-24235.823.6%1,799,518
25-29255.925.6%1,634,888
30-34202.220.2%1,142,235
35-39142.014.2%737,092
40-4463.76.4%288,005
45-4913.11.3%47,979
50-540.70.1%2,034