Fertility in South America, 2055

South America
2055
Total fertility rate: 1.63
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

Year

-5 -1   2055  +1 +5

Country

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y Z

The total fertility rate of South America is projected at 1.63 children per woman in 2055 — below the replacement level of about 2.1. Births are projected to be most frequent among women aged 25-29 (83 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother would be 29.7 years old. In total, 4,417,809 babies are projected to be born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024 (medium-variant projection).

Total fertility rate
1.63
Births
4,417,809
Births per 1,000 people
9.5
Mean age of mothers
29.7
Births to mothers aged 15–19
6.7%
Net reproduction rate
0.79
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.5
Population
466,969,650
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
10-140.60.2%7,035
15-1923.67.2%294,561
20-2463.119.3%809,623
25-2982.825.4%1,085,656
30-3480.424.6%1,088,952
35-3956.817.4%838,993
40-4418.15.5%278,484
45-490.90.3%14,480
50-540.00.0%12