Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in South America, 2074

South America
2074
Total fertility rate: 1.62
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2074  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of South America is projected at 1.62 children per woman in 2074 — below the replacement level of about 2.1. Births are projected to be most frequent among women aged 30-34 (92 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother would be 30.4 years old. In total, 3,802,339 babies are projected to be born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024 (medium-variant projection).

Total fertility rate
1.62
Births
3,802,339
Births per 1,000 people
8.6
Mean age of mothers
30.4
Births to mothers aged 15–19
4.2%
Net reproduction rate
0.79
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.5
Population
441,171,026
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
10-140.30.1%2,607
15-1915.34.7%160,324
20-2452.516.1%575,973
25-2986.626.7%991,941
30-3491.628.2%1,092,679
35-3960.518.6%747,000
40-4417.35.3%219,616
45-490.90.3%12,180
50-540.00.0%12