Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Caribbean, 1954

Caribbean
1954
Total fertility rate: 5.14
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1954  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Caribbean was 5.14 children per woman in 1954 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (260 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.3 years old. In total, 720,537 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.14
Births
720,537
Births per 1,000 people
38.8
Mean age of mothers
28.3
Births to mothers aged 15–19
16.0%
Net reproduction rate
1.96
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.5
Population
18,569,848
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
10-145.10.5%5,315
15-19124.712.1%115,372
20-24259.725.3%206,600
25-29242.923.6%169,158
30-34184.918.0%113,881
35-39136.713.3%74,926
40-4461.76.0%30,291
45-4911.81.1%4,806
50-540.50.0%168