Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in South America, 1982

South America
1982
Total fertility rate: 3.81
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-5 -1   1982  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of South America was 3.81 children per woman in 1982 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (196 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.2 years old. In total, 7,690,477 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
3.81
Births
7,690,477
Births per 1,000 people
30.6
Mean age of mothers
28.2
Births to mothers aged 15–19
14.6%
Net reproduction rate
1.68
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.5
Population
251,463,190
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%42,035
15-1984.311.0%1,122,960
20-24195.925.6%2,356,563
25-29192.625.2%1,989,010
30-34145.119.0%1,249,573
35-3995.112.4%653,301
40-4441.25.4%238,943
45-497.10.9%36,615
50-540.30.0%1,478