Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in South America, 1981

South America
1981
Total fertility rate: 3.90
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1981  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of South America was 3.90 children per woman in 1981 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (199 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.3 years old. In total, 7,637,255 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
3.90
Births
7,637,255
Births per 1,000 people
31.0
Mean age of mothers
28.3
Births to mothers aged 15–19
14.6%
Net reproduction rate
1.71
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.5
Population
246,004,124
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
10-143.00.4%41,449
15-1984.610.8%1,113,742
20-24198.625.4%2,332,368
25-29197.625.3%1,980,019
30-34149.619.1%1,238,512
35-3998.012.5%649,743
40-4442.85.5%242,344
45-497.40.9%37,567
50-540.30.0%1,516