Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in South America, 2028

South America
2028
Total fertility rate: 1.67
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2028  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of South America is projected at 1.67 children per woman in 2028 — below the replacement level of about 2.1. Births are projected to be most frequent among women aged 25-29 (81 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother would be 28.1 years old. In total, 5,487,695 babies are projected to be born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024 (medium-variant projection).

Total fertility rate
1.67
Births
5,487,695
Births per 1,000 people
12.3
Mean age of mothers
28.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
11.8%
Net reproduction rate
0.80
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.6
Population
444,971,133
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%24,226
15-1940.912.3%648,026
20-2479.223.7%1,279,490
25-2981.524.4%1,354,011
30-3469.220.8%1,168,025
35-3945.613.7%759,249
40-4414.64.4%239,813
45-490.90.3%14,827
50-540.00.0%26