Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of), 1979

Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
1979
Total fertility rate: 4.30
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1979  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) was 4.30 children per woman in 1979 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (220 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.1 years old. In total, 501,503 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
4.30
Births
501,503
Births per 1,000 people
33.8
Mean age of mothers
28.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
16.4%
Net reproduction rate
1.98
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.5
Population
14,834,552
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
10-143.50.4%3,228
15-1999.311.5%82,486
20-24220.125.6%159,332
25-29220.025.5%127,686
30-34159.418.5%73,251
35-39102.912.0%38,383
40-4445.25.3%14,292
45-4910.01.2%2,725
50-540.50.1%119