Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in South America, 2032

South America
2032
Total fertility rate: 1.65
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

Year

-5 -1   2032  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of South America is projected at 1.65 children per woman in 2032 — 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, 5,363,703 babies are projected to be born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024 (medium-variant projection).

Total fertility rate
1.65
Births
5,363,703
Births per 1,000 people
11.8
Mean age of mothers
28.4
Births to mothers aged 15–19
10.8%
Net reproduction rate
0.79
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.5
Population
452,886,780
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%20,406
15-1937.411.3%581,512
20-2476.423.1%1,211,064
25-2981.424.6%1,313,008
30-3470.421.3%1,172,128
35-3947.614.4%796,065
40-4415.44.7%254,375
45-490.90.3%15,115
50-540.00.0%22