Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Uruguay, 1986

Uruguay
1986
Total fertility rate: 2.47
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

Year

-5 -1   1986  +1 +5

Country

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The total fertility rate of Uruguay was 2.47 children per woman in 1986 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (138 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.8 years old. In total, 53,968 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.47
Births
53,968
Births per 1,000 people
17.8
Mean age of mothers
27.8
Births to mothers aged 15–19
12.5%
Net reproduction rate
1.16
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.3
Population
3,032,845
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
10-141.00.2%132
15-1956.811.5%6,726
20-24123.825.0%14,638
25-29138.428.0%15,439
30-3499.220.1%10,089
35-3957.311.6%5,347
40-4416.33.3%1,455
45-491.60.3%140
50-540.00.0%1