Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in South America, 2014

South America
2014
Total fertility rate: 1.99
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2014  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of South America was 1.99 children per woman in 2014 — below the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (100 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.0 years old. In total, 6,598,099 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
1.99
Births
6,598,099
Births per 1,000 people
16.3
Mean age of mothers
27.0
Births to mothers aged 15–19
17.7%
Net reproduction rate
0.94
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.7
Population
405,812,377
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
10-143.30.8%55,551
15-1967.316.9%1,166,563
20-2499.825.1%1,710,351
25-2992.323.2%1,561,818
30-3476.519.2%1,249,389
35-3944.411.2%664,338
40-4413.13.3%175,949
45-491.10.3%14,039
50-540.00.0%100