Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in South America, 2004

South America
2004
Total fertility rate: 2.25
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2004  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of South America was 2.25 children per woman in 2004 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (122 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 26.8 years old. In total, 6,987,349 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.25
Births
6,987,349
Births per 1,000 people
19.1
Mean age of mothers
26.8
Births to mothers aged 15–19
19.2%
Net reproduction rate
1.06
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.7
Population
366,372,084
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%60,813
15-1976.717.1%1,339,993
20-24121.727.0%2,056,472
25-29106.823.7%1,649,172
30-3479.217.6%1,101,304
35-3945.210.1%582,457
40-4415.03.3%178,088
45-491.80.4%18,746
50-540.00.0%313