Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of), 1972

Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
1972
Total fertility rate: 5.03
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-5 -1   1972  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) was 5.03 children per woman in 1972 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (257 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.6 years old. In total, 437,167 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.03
Births
437,167
Births per 1,000 people
36.1
Mean age of mothers
28.6
Births to mothers aged 15–19
15.7%
Net reproduction rate
2.26
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.0
Population
12,099,180
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
10-141.70.2%1,337
15-19102.010.1%68,588
20-24256.725.5%136,173
25-29240.924.0%102,735
30-34188.718.8%66,396
35-39142.214.1%43,285
40-4459.75.9%15,643
45-4913.31.3%2,894
50-540.70.1%114