Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of), 1998

Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
1998
Total fertility rate: 2.91
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1998  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) was 2.91 children per woman in 1998 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (158 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 26.8 years old. In total, 581,417 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.91
Births
581,417
Births per 1,000 people
24.6
Mean age of mothers
26.8
Births to mothers aged 15–19
20.0%
Net reproduction rate
1.36
Boys per 100 girls at birth
106.4
Population
23,601,337
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
10-143.60.6%4,601
15-1997.016.6%115,999
20-24157.927.1%170,695
25-29141.224.2%137,622
30-34102.717.6%91,532
35-3957.79.9%45,869
40-4419.63.4%13,266
45-493.40.6%1,783
50-540.10.0%49