Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of), 1997

Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
1997
Total fertility rate: 2.97
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1997  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) was 2.97 children per woman in 1997 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (161 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 26.9 years old. In total, 579,619 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.97
Births
579,619
Births per 1,000 people
25.1
Mean age of mothers
26.9
Births to mothers aged 15–19
19.5%
Net reproduction rate
1.39
Boys per 100 girls at birth
106.3
Population
23,131,685
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
10-143.50.6%4,459
15-1996.316.2%113,248
20-24160.727.1%169,844
25-29144.424.3%138,514
30-34105.717.8%92,320
35-3959.09.9%45,855
40-4420.83.5%13,550
45-493.50.6%1,780
50-540.10.0%51