Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in South America, 2036

South America
2036
Total fertility rate: 1.64
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2036  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of South America is projected at 1.64 children per woman in 2036 — 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 28.7 years old. In total, 5,233,612 babies are projected to be born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024 (medium-variant projection).

Total fertility rate
1.64
Births
5,233,612
Births per 1,000 people
11.4
Mean age of mothers
28.7
Births to mothers aged 15–19
9.8%
Net reproduction rate
0.79
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.5
Population
459,359,980
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
10-141.20.4%16,740
15-1934.910.6%513,408
20-2473.622.3%1,148,292
25-2981.324.7%1,288,574
30-3471.921.8%1,159,461
35-3949.415.0%823,441
40-4416.24.9%268,393
45-490.90.3%15,272
50-540.00.0%21