Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in South America, 1969

South America
1969
Total fertility rate: 4.90
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-5 -1   1969  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of South America was 4.90 children per woman in 1969 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (251 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.0 years old. In total, 6,522,854 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
4.90
Births
6,522,854
Births per 1,000 people
34.8
Mean age of mothers
29.0
Births to mothers aged 15–19
12.3%
Net reproduction rate
2.02
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.4
Population
187,410,526
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%34,754
15-1982.48.4%804,230
20-24232.023.7%1,844,170
25-29250.525.6%1,641,547
30-34197.520.2%1,133,322
35-39138.114.1%725,729
40-4462.06.3%288,687
45-4912.81.3%48,385
50-540.70.1%2,031