Fertility in South America, 1975

South America
1975
Total fertility rate: 4.36
Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother
1975
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-5 -1   1975  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of South America was 4.36 children per woman in 1975 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (221 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.6 years old. In total, 7,030,814 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
4.36
Births
7,030,814
Births per 1,000 people
32.7
Mean age of mothers
28.6
Births to mothers aged 15–19
14.1%
Net reproduction rate
1.85
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.5
Population
215,072,802
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
10-142.80.3%36,769
15-1985.39.8%991,258
20-24212.724.4%2,109,011
25-29221.125.4%1,794,186
30-34171.919.7%1,129,247
35-39115.913.3%659,739
40-4451.05.9%263,380
45-499.81.1%45,393
50-540.50.1%1,832