Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in South America, 1991

South America
1991
Total fertility rate: 3.03
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1991  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of South America was 3.03 children per woman in 1991 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (167 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.3 years old. In total, 7,632,116 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
3.03
Births
7,632,116
Births per 1,000 people
25.4
Mean age of mothers
27.3
Births to mothers aged 15–19
17.1%
Net reproduction rate
1.38
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.8
Population
301,035,722
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
10-143.10.5%50,617
15-1987.014.3%1,302,222
20-24166.827.5%2,284,768
25-29149.924.7%1,925,715
30-34106.317.5%1,212,851
35-3963.810.5%619,383
40-4425.94.3%206,955
45-494.50.7%28,631
50-540.20.0%980