Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Caribbean, 1953

Caribbean
1953
Total fertility rate: 5.12
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1953  +1 +5

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A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y Z

The total fertility rate of Caribbean was 5.12 children per woman in 1953 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (258 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.3 years old. In total, 706,251 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.12
Births
706,251
Births per 1,000 people
38.8
Mean age of mothers
28.3
Births to mothers aged 15–19
15.8%
Net reproduction rate
1.94
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.5
Population
18,217,184
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
10-145.20.5%5,325
15-19123.312.0%111,772
20-24258.325.2%202,311
25-29241.923.6%166,279
30-34184.318.0%111,829
35-39136.513.3%74,148
40-4462.06.1%29,698
45-4911.81.2%4,704
50-540.50.1%165