Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in South America, 2031

South America
2031
Total fertility rate: 1.66
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2031  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of South America is projected at 1.66 children per woman in 2031 — 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 28.4 years old. In total, 5,396,818 babies are projected to be born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024 (medium-variant projection).

Total fertility rate
1.66
Births
5,396,818
Births per 1,000 people
12.0
Mean age of mothers
28.4
Births to mothers aged 15–19
11.1%
Net reproduction rate
0.79
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.5
Population
451,040,420
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
10-141.40.4%21,213
15-1938.211.5%598,096
20-2477.123.3%1,228,100
25-2981.424.6%1,321,020
30-3470.121.1%1,174,962
35-3947.114.2%787,199
40-4415.24.6%251,133
45-490.90.3%15,065
50-540.00.0%22