Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in South America, 1989

South America
1989
Total fertility rate: 3.18
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1989  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of South America was 3.18 children per woman in 1989 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (173 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.5 years old. In total, 7,675,010 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
3.18
Births
7,675,010
Births per 1,000 people
26.5
Mean age of mothers
27.5
Births to mothers aged 15–19
16.5%
Net reproduction rate
1.44
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.7
Population
290,157,546
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%47,926
15-1987.513.7%1,264,004
20-24172.527.1%2,314,612
25-29157.924.8%1,959,622
30-34112.717.7%1,216,485
35-3969.310.9%630,593
40-4428.74.5%210,012
45-495.10.8%30,634
50-540.20.0%1,124