Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in South America, 2007

South America
2007
Total fertility rate: 2.13
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2007  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of South America was 2.13 children per woman in 2007 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (113 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 26.8 years old. In total, 6,821,761 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.13
Births
6,821,761
Births per 1,000 people
18.0
Mean age of mothers
26.8
Births to mothers aged 15–19
19.0%
Net reproduction rate
1.01
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.7
Population
379,035,587
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%62,178
15-1974.517.5%1,299,408
20-24112.926.5%1,939,246
25-29101.523.8%1,647,670
30-3475.817.8%1,108,958
35-3943.510.2%577,541
40-4413.63.2%169,196
45-491.60.4%17,307
50-540.00.0%258