Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in South America, 2027

South America
2027
Total fertility rate: 1.67
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

Year

-5 -1   2027  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of South America is projected at 1.67 children per woman in 2027 — below the replacement level of about 2.1. Births are projected to be most frequent among women aged 25-29 (82 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother would be 28.1 years old. In total, 5,522,385 babies are projected to be born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024 (medium-variant projection).

Total fertility rate
1.67
Births
5,522,385
Births per 1,000 people
12.5
Mean age of mothers
28.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
12.1%
Net reproduction rate
0.80
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.6
Population
442,773,131
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
10-141.60.5%25,219
15-1941.812.5%666,376
20-2479.923.9%1,297,288
25-2981.624.4%1,368,401
30-3469.020.6%1,163,194
35-3945.213.5%751,229
40-4414.44.3%235,921
45-491.00.3%14,726
50-540.00.0%28