Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in South America, 2012

South America
2012
Total fertility rate: 2.01
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2012  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of South America was 2.01 children per woman in 2012 — below the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (102 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 26.9 years old. In total, 6,608,844 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.01
Births
6,608,844
Births per 1,000 people
16.6
Mean age of mothers
26.9
Births to mothers aged 15–19
18.3%
Net reproduction rate
0.95
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.7
Population
398,255,258
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
10-143.40.9%59,238
15-1969.517.3%1,207,291
20-24102.125.4%1,750,655
25-2993.323.2%1,572,464
30-3476.118.9%1,213,014
35-3943.210.7%621,245
40-4413.03.2%170,013
45-491.20.3%14,786
50-540.00.0%141