Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in South America, 1987

South America
1987
Total fertility rate: 3.34
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1987  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of South America was 3.34 children per woman in 1987 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (178 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.7 years old. In total, 7,703,733 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
3.34
Births
7,703,733
Births per 1,000 people
27.6
Mean age of mothers
27.7
Births to mothers aged 15–19
15.8%
Net reproduction rate
1.50
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.7
Population
279,159,542
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
10-142.90.4%44,587
15-1986.913.0%1,218,290
20-24178.226.6%2,347,341
25-29166.724.9%1,977,186
30-34120.618.0%1,226,225
35-3975.711.3%641,296
40-4431.94.8%214,862
45-495.80.9%32,696
50-540.30.0%1,252