Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in South America, 1976

South America
1976
Total fertility rate: 4.29
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-5 -1   1976  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of South America was 4.29 children per woman in 1976 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (217 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.6 years old. In total, 7,153,865 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
4.29
Births
7,153,865
Births per 1,000 people
32.5
Mean age of mothers
28.6
Births to mothers aged 15–19
14.2%
Net reproduction rate
1.83
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.5
Population
219,942,994
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
10-142.70.3%35,922
15-1985.410.0%1,018,002
20-24211.724.7%2,162,660
25-29216.925.3%1,833,419
30-34168.619.7%1,142,155
35-39113.113.2%656,683
40-4449.65.8%259,274
45-499.31.1%43,981
50-540.50.1%1,769