Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in South America, 1988

South America
1988
Total fertility rate: 3.25
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1988  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of South America was 3.25 children per woman in 1988 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (175 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.6 years old. In total, 7,688,525 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
3.25
Births
7,688,525
Births per 1,000 people
27.0
Mean age of mothers
27.6
Births to mothers aged 15–19
16.2%
Net reproduction rate
1.47
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.7
Population
284,663,431
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
10-143.00.5%46,740
15-1987.713.4%1,247,182
20-24175.126.8%2,328,703
25-29161.924.8%1,966,039
30-34116.317.8%1,218,570
35-3972.411.1%636,246
40-4430.34.6%212,451
45-495.40.8%31,431
50-540.20.0%1,167