Fertility in South America, 1970

South America
1970
Total fertility rate: 4.80
Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother
1970
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The total fertility rate of South America was 4.80 children per woman in 1970 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (246 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.0 years old. In total, 6,592,914 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
4.80
Births
6,592,914
Births per 1,000 people
34.4
Mean age of mothers
29.0
Births to mothers aged 15–19
12.6%
Net reproduction rate
1.97
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.5
Population
191,855,062
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
10-143.10.3%36,105
15-1982.48.6%829,603
20-24228.723.8%1,896,729
25-29245.625.6%1,654,771
30-34193.120.1%1,127,467
35-39133.713.9%710,666
40-4460.06.3%286,682
45-4912.41.3%48,828
50-540.60.1%2,052