Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in South America, 1993

South America
1993
Total fertility rate: 2.91
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1993  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of South America was 2.91 children per woman in 1993 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (161 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.2 years old. In total, 7,598,881 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.91
Births
7,598,881
Births per 1,000 people
24.4
Mean age of mothers
27.2
Births to mothers aged 15–19
17.6%
Net reproduction rate
1.33
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.8
Population
311,712,394
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%51,540
15-1986.114.8%1,337,075
20-24160.927.7%2,265,992
25-29143.124.6%1,878,668
30-34101.617.5%1,217,980
35-3959.810.3%618,425
40-4423.34.0%201,564
45-493.90.7%26,783
50-540.10.0%844