Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in South America, 2042

South America
2042
Total fertility rate: 1.64
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2042  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of South America is projected at 1.64 children per woman in 2042 — 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, 4,989,221 babies are projected to be born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024 (medium-variant projection).

Total fertility rate
1.64
Births
4,989,221
Births per 1,000 people
10.7
Mean age of mothers
29.0
Births to mothers aged 15–19
8.4%
Net reproduction rate
0.79
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.5
Population
466,033,956
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%12,854
15-1931.19.5%419,034
20-2470.321.4%1,011,008
25-2981.324.8%1,253,805
30-3474.422.7%1,167,816
35-3952.015.9%830,523
40-4416.95.2%278,717
45-490.90.3%15,441
50-540.00.0%17