Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in South America, 2006

South America
2006
Total fertility rate: 2.17
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2006  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of South America was 2.17 children per woman in 2006 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (116 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 26.8 years old. In total, 6,890,545 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.17
Births
6,890,545
Births per 1,000 people
18.4
Mean age of mothers
26.8
Births to mothers aged 15–19
19.1%
Net reproduction rate
1.02
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.8
Population
374,925,312
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%61,514
15-1975.417.3%1,317,134
20-24115.926.6%1,983,900
25-29103.423.8%1,654,787
30-3476.817.7%1,104,077
35-3944.110.1%578,931
40-4414.03.2%172,082
45-491.60.4%17,844
50-540.00.0%271