Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in South America, 2038

South America
2038
Total fertility rate: 1.64
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2038  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of South America is projected at 1.64 children per woman in 2038 — 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 28.8 years old. In total, 5,164,386 babies are projected to be born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024 (medium-variant projection).

Total fertility rate
1.64
Births
5,164,386
Births per 1,000 people
11.2
Mean age of mothers
28.8
Births to mothers aged 15–19
9.2%
Net reproduction rate
0.79
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.5
Population
462,003,191
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
10-141.10.3%15,361
15-1933.810.3%477,470
20-2472.422.0%1,113,880
25-2981.424.7%1,278,966
30-3472.822.1%1,162,409
35-3950.315.3%826,026
40-4416.55.0%274,938
45-490.90.3%15,315
50-540.00.0%20