Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Antigua and Barbuda, 1978

Antigua and Barbuda
1978
Total fertility rate: 2.57
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-5 -1   1978  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Antigua and Barbuda was 2.57 children per woman in 1978 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (139 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 26.7 years old. In total, 1,469 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.57
Births
1,469
Births per 1,000 people
22.9
Mean age of mothers
26.7
Births to mothers aged 15–19
26.4%
Net reproduction rate
1.23
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.0
Population
64,038
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
10-142.40.5%10
15-1985.816.6%388
20-24139.327.0%501
25-29129.625.1%314
30-3498.419.1%172
35-3946.89.1%64
40-4413.12.5%17
45-491.00.2%1
50-540.00.0%0