Table 1.
Total fertility across Latin America
| Country | 19501 | 19602 | 19703 | 19804 | 1990 | 1995 | 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina | 3.20 | 3.10 | 3.10 | 3.50 | 2.97 | 2.62 | 2.42 |
| Bolivia | 6.75 | 6.67 | 6.54 | 5.53 | 4.89 | 4.36 | 3.66 |
| Brazil | 5.93 | 6.06 | 5.33 | 4.09 | 2.56 | 2.46 | 2.13 |
| Chile | 5.10 | 4.81 | 3.28 | 2.47 | 2.55 | 2.24 | 2.07 |
| Colombia | 6.76 | 6.76 | 4.65 | 3.60 | 2.92 | 2.87 | 2.69 |
| Costa Rica | 6.21 | 7.29 | 4.94 | 3.63 | 3.17 | 2.83 | 2.52 |
| Dominican Republic | 7.22 | 5.30 | 6.67 | 4.33 | 3.33 | 3.16 | 3.00 |
| Ecuador | 6.90 | 7.04 | 6.30 | 4.51 | 3.76 | 3.36 | 3.00 |
| El Salvador | 6.06 | 6.81 | 6.62 | 5.34 | 3.84 | 3.62 | 3.38 |
| Guatemala | 7.16 | 6.90 | 6.53 | 6.04 | 5.30 | 5.12 | 4.87 |
| Honduras | 7.05 | 6.05 | 5.98 | 6.44 | 5.28 | 4.84 | 4.36 |
| Mexico | 6.17 | 6.62 | 6.73 | 4.57 | 3.33 | 2.95 | 2.66 |
| Nicaragua | . | . | 7.21 | 6.14 | 5.17 | 4.15 | 3.23 |
| Panama | 5.05 | 5.76 | 4.99 | 3.63 | 2.88 | 2.72 | 2.64 |
| Paraguay | . | . | 5.83 | 5.06 | 4.61 | 4.37 | 4.16 |
| Peru | . | . | . | 4.70 | 3.76 | 3.39 | 2.80 |
| Uruguay | . | 2.95 | 3.00 | 2.66 | 2.53 | 2.37 | 2.16 |
| Venezuela | . | 6.60 | 5.68 | 4.13 | 3.62 | 2.94 | 2.51 |
Notes:
1
Year is 1953 for Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, and Honduras, 1954 for Panama, and 1955 for Mexico.
2
Year is 1961 for Argentina, 1963 for Colombia and Uruguay.
3
Year is 1973 for Colombia, 1971 for Nicaragua and 1972 for Paraguay.
4
Year is 1982 for Ecuador
Source: See appendix for details.