Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in South America, 1994

South America
1994
Total fertility rate: 2.85
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1994  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of South America was 2.85 children per woman in 1994 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (158 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.1 years old. In total, 7,583,094 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.85
Births
7,583,094
Births per 1,000 people
23.9
Mean age of mothers
27.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
17.9%
Net reproduction rate
1.31
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.7
Population
316,983,599
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%52,326
15-1985.615.0%1,355,415
20-24158.027.7%2,259,090
25-29139.724.5%1,849,480
30-3499.617.5%1,220,364
35-3958.310.2%620,652
40-4422.23.9%199,177
45-493.60.6%25,830
50-540.10.0%767