Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in South America, 1972

South America
1972
Total fertility rate: 4.62
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-5 -1   1972  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of South America was 4.62 children per woman in 1972 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (236 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.8 years old. In total, 6,750,112 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
4.62
Births
6,750,112
Births per 1,000 people
33.6
Mean age of mothers
28.8
Births to mothers aged 15–19
13.3%
Net reproduction rate
1.93
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.5
Population
200,916,756
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%37,793
15-1984.29.1%899,653
20-24220.723.9%1,980,962
25-29235.725.6%1,694,559
30-34184.520.0%1,121,928
35-39126.113.7%685,201
40-4456.36.1%279,708
45-4911.41.2%48,294
50-540.60.1%1,983