Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in South America, 2039

South America
2039
Total fertility rate: 1.64
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2039  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of South America is projected at 1.64 children per woman in 2039 — 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, 5,121,513 babies are projected to be born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024 (medium-variant projection).

Total fertility rate
1.64
Births
5,121,513
Births per 1,000 people
11.1
Mean age of mothers
28.8
Births to mothers aged 15–19
9.0%
Net reproduction rate
0.79
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.5
Population
463,176,586
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%14,690
15-1933.110.1%458,985
20-2471.821.8%1,092,327
25-2981.424.8%1,273,664
30-3473.122.2%1,163,865
35-3950.715.4%825,268
40-4416.75.1%277,327
45-490.90.3%15,365
50-540.00.0%20