Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in South America, 1973

South America
1973
Total fertility rate: 4.53
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1973  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of South America was 4.53 children per woman in 1973 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (231 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.8 years old. In total, 6,842,362 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
4.53
Births
6,842,362
Births per 1,000 people
33.3
Mean age of mothers
28.8
Births to mothers aged 15–19
13.7%
Net reproduction rate
1.90
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.5
Population
205,568,515
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%38,677
15-1985.09.4%934,311
20-24217.024.0%2,018,605
25-29231.425.6%1,726,773
30-34180.519.9%1,123,607
35-39122.813.6%675,733
40-4454.66.0%275,383
45-4910.81.2%47,355
50-540.50.1%1,917