Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Caribbean, 1957

Caribbean
1957
Total fertility rate: 5.19
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1957  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Caribbean was 5.19 children per woman in 1957 — 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, 760,052 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.19
Births
760,052
Births per 1,000 people
38.6
Mean age of mothers
28.2
Births to mothers aged 15–19
16.2%
Net reproduction rate
2.03
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.5
Population
19,667,897
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
10-144.70.5%5,237
15-19127.012.3%123,339
20-24263.225.4%220,863
25-29245.523.7%177,271
30-34186.218.0%118,884
35-39137.113.2%77,900
40-4461.15.9%31,242
45-4911.61.1%5,119
50-540.50.0%181