Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in South America, 1995

South America
1995
Total fertility rate: 2.80
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1995  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of South America was 2.80 children per woman in 1995 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (155 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.0 years old. In total, 7,574,974 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.80
Births
7,574,974
Births per 1,000 people
23.5
Mean age of mothers
27.0
Births to mothers aged 15–19
18.2%
Net reproduction rate
1.29
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.7
Population
322,239,706
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
10-143.10.6%53,529
15-1985.615.3%1,380,121
20-24154.827.7%2,251,408
25-29136.724.4%1,826,604
30-3497.717.5%1,219,051
35-3956.710.1%621,439
40-4421.33.8%196,983
45-493.40.6%25,127
50-540.10.0%705