Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Caribbean, 1956

Caribbean
1956
Total fertility rate: 5.18
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1956  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Caribbean was 5.18 children per woman in 1956 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (263 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.2 years old. In total, 748,683 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.18
Births
748,683
Births per 1,000 people
38.8
Mean age of mothers
28.2
Births to mothers aged 15–19
16.2%
Net reproduction rate
2.01
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.5
Population
19,294,432
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
10-144.90.5%5,280
15-19126.712.2%121,235
20-24263.025.4%216,423
25-29245.123.6%174,924
30-34185.817.9%117,392
35-39137.613.3%77,130
40-4461.45.9%31,088
45-4911.71.1%5,020
50-540.50.0%178