Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of), 1978

Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
1978
Total fertility rate: 4.40
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-5 -1   1978  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) was 4.40 children per woman in 1978 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (224 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.2 years old. In total, 492,296 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
4.40
Births
492,296
Births per 1,000 people
34.1
Mean age of mothers
28.2
Births to mothers aged 15–19
16.5%
Net reproduction rate
2.02
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.5
Population
14,416,684
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
10-143.10.4%2,816
15-19100.011.4%81,266
20-24224.425.5%156,457
25-29223.925.4%123,839
30-34160.818.3%70,915
35-39108.812.4%39,162
40-4448.65.5%14,949
45-4910.51.2%2,777
50-540.50.1%116