Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in South America, 2034

South America
2034
Total fertility rate: 1.65
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

Year

-5 -1   2034  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of South America is projected at 1.65 children per woman in 2034 — 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 28.6 years old. In total, 5,303,057 babies are projected to be born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024 (medium-variant projection).

Total fertility rate
1.65
Births
5,303,057
Births per 1,000 people
11.6
Mean age of mothers
28.6
Births to mothers aged 15–19
10.4%
Net reproduction rate
0.79
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.5
Population
456,307,889
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
10-141.30.4%18,428
15-1936.010.9%549,158
20-2475.022.7%1,179,809
25-2981.424.7%1,301,826
30-3471.121.5%1,163,372
35-3948.514.7%813,825
40-4415.84.8%261,398
45-490.90.3%15,212
50-540.00.0%22