Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Antigua and Barbuda, 1979

Antigua and Barbuda
1979
Total fertility rate: 2.63
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-5 -1   1979  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Antigua and Barbuda was 2.63 children per woman in 1979 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (142 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 26.6 years old. In total, 1,559 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.63
Births
1,559
Births per 1,000 people
24.3
Mean age of mothers
26.6
Births to mothers aged 15–19
26.6%
Net reproduction rate
1.26
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.1
Population
64,274
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
10-142.60.5%10
15-1992.517.5%415
20-24141.926.8%535
25-29130.324.6%329
30-34100.319.0%185
35-3948.39.1%67
40-4412.22.3%16
45-490.90.2%1
50-540.00.0%0