Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in South America, 1971

South America
1971
Total fertility rate: 4.71
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-5 -1   1971  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of South America was 4.71 children per woman in 1971 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (241 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.9 years old. In total, 6,668,687 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
4.71
Births
6,668,687
Births per 1,000 people
34.0
Mean age of mothers
28.9
Births to mothers aged 15–19
12.9%
Net reproduction rate
1.96
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.5
Population
196,342,334
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%36,878
15-1983.18.8%861,831
20-24224.423.8%1,938,071
25-29240.625.6%1,671,437
30-34189.020.1%1,125,002
35-39130.313.8%700,025
40-4458.46.2%285,046
45-4911.91.3%48,399
50-540.60.1%1,996