Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in South America, 1998

South America
1998
Total fertility rate: 2.63
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1998  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of South America was 2.63 children per woman in 1998 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (145 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 26.9 years old. In total, 7,500,894 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.63
Births
7,500,894
Births per 1,000 people
22.2
Mean age of mothers
26.9
Births to mothers aged 15–19
19.2%
Net reproduction rate
1.22
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.8
Population
337,868,133
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
10-143.30.6%57,301
15-1985.416.3%1,443,886
20-24144.527.5%2,219,794
25-29127.024.2%1,762,296
30-3491.517.4%1,183,802
35-3952.610.0%621,590
40-4418.63.5%189,071
45-492.70.5%22,632
50-540.10.0%538