Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in South America, 1985

South America
1985
Total fertility rate: 3.52
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1985  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of South America was 3.52 children per woman in 1985 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (185 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.9 years old. In total, 7,719,950 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
3.52
Births
7,719,950
Births per 1,000 people
28.8
Mean age of mothers
27.9
Births to mothers aged 15–19
15.0%
Net reproduction rate
1.56
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.6
Population
268,127,258
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%42,052
15-1984.812.0%1,160,963
20-24185.126.2%2,372,865
25-29176.925.1%1,992,770
30-34129.518.4%1,236,879
35-3983.711.9%652,544
40-4435.95.1%225,710
45-496.40.9%34,792
50-540.30.0%1,380