Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Caribbean, 1962

Caribbean
1962
Total fertility rate: 5.37
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-5 -1   1962  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Caribbean was 5.37 children per woman in 1962 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (271 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.3 years old. In total, 847,328 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.37
Births
847,328
Births per 1,000 people
39.0
Mean age of mothers
28.3
Births to mothers aged 15–19
16.1%
Net reproduction rate
2.17
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.3
Population
21,736,780
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
10-144.40.4%5,502
15-19127.711.9%136,440
20-24270.725.2%247,981
25-29255.023.8%199,821
30-34196.118.3%131,952
35-39142.013.2%85,197
40-4464.66.0%34,716
45-4911.41.1%5,518
50-540.50.0%201