Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in South America, 2041

South America
2041
Total fertility rate: 1.64
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2041  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of South America is projected at 1.64 children per woman in 2041 — 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 29.0 years old. In total, 5,036,956 babies are projected to be born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024 (medium-variant projection).

Total fertility rate
1.64
Births
5,036,956
Births per 1,000 people
10.8
Mean age of mothers
29.0
Births to mothers aged 15–19
8.6%
Net reproduction rate
0.79
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.5
Population
465,198,576
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
10-141.00.3%13,441
15-1931.79.7%431,133
20-2470.821.6%1,038,859
25-2981.424.8%1,263,386
30-3474.022.5%1,166,721
35-3951.615.7%828,656
40-4416.95.1%279,296
45-490.90.3%15,445
50-540.00.0%19