Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in South America, 1999

South America
1999
Total fertility rate: 2.55
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1999  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of South America was 2.55 children per woman in 1999 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (140 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 26.8 years old. In total, 7,425,741 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.55
Births
7,425,741
Births per 1,000 people
21.6
Mean age of mothers
26.8
Births to mothers aged 15–19
19.6%
Net reproduction rate
1.19
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.8
Population
343,039,424
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
10-143.40.7%59,045
15-1985.016.6%1,453,091
20-24140.327.4%2,198,539
25-29122.724.0%1,731,698
30-3488.817.4%1,160,383
35-3950.910.0%615,474
40-4417.73.5%185,128
45-492.50.5%21,882
50-540.10.0%500