Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in South America, 1996

South America
1996
Total fertility rate: 2.73
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1996  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of South America was 2.73 children per woman in 1996 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (151 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.0 years old. In total, 7,531,317 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.73
Births
7,531,317
Births per 1,000 people
23.0
Mean age of mothers
27.0
Births to mothers aged 15–19
18.6%
Net reproduction rate
1.26
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.7
Population
327,454,341
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%54,962
15-1985.515.6%1,402,955
20-24150.927.6%2,233,572
25-29133.024.3%1,795,946
30-3495.217.4%1,206,064
35-3955.110.1%619,602
40-4420.23.7%193,322
45-493.10.6%24,246
50-540.10.0%651