Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in South America, 1979

South America
1979
Total fertility rate: 4.07
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-5 -1   1979  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of South America was 4.07 children per woman in 1979 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (207 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.4 years old. In total, 7,471,765 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
4.07
Births
7,471,765
Births per 1,000 people
31.8
Mean age of mothers
28.4
Births to mothers aged 15–19
14.4%
Net reproduction rate
1.76
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.5
Population
235,280,166
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
10-142.80.4%38,937
15-1984.410.4%1,075,309
20-24204.025.1%2,271,546
25-29206.725.4%1,946,718
30-34158.319.5%1,202,918
35-39103.712.7%647,109
40-4445.45.6%247,506
45-498.11.0%40,077
50-540.40.0%1,634