Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in South America, 1992

South America
1992
Total fertility rate: 2.96
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1992  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of South America was 2.96 children per woman in 1992 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (163 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.2 years old. In total, 7,585,209 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.96
Births
7,585,209
Births per 1,000 people
24.8
Mean age of mothers
27.2
Births to mothers aged 15–19
17.3%
Net reproduction rate
1.35
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.8
Population
306,386,038
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%51,212
15-1986.114.5%1,312,169
20-24163.227.6%2,263,187
25-29146.024.6%1,897,395
30-34103.617.5%1,211,667
35-3961.610.4%617,430
40-4424.44.1%203,511
45-494.20.7%27,722
50-540.20.0%916