Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in South America, 2003

South America
2003
Total fertility rate: 2.28
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2003  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of South America was 2.28 children per woman in 2003 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (125 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 26.8 years old. In total, 7,022,039 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.28
Births
7,022,039
Births per 1,000 people
19.4
Mean age of mothers
26.8
Births to mothers aged 15–19
19.3%
Net reproduction rate
1.07
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.7
Population
361,970,769
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
10-143.50.8%61,236
15-1977.617.0%1,352,905
20-24124.527.2%2,082,717
25-29108.623.7%1,646,195
30-3480.317.6%1,099,312
35-3945.710.0%583,145
40-4415.23.3%176,998
45-491.90.4%19,160
50-540.00.0%355