Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Caribbean, 1963

Caribbean
1963
Total fertility rate: 5.39
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1963  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Caribbean was 5.39 children per woman in 1963 — 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, 864,029 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.39
Births
864,029
Births per 1,000 people
38.9
Mean age of mothers
28.3
Births to mothers aged 15–19
16.2%
Net reproduction rate
2.17
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.4
Population
22,185,662
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%5,607
15-19128.111.9%139,587
20-24271.225.2%252,026
25-29255.723.8%204,575
30-34197.118.3%134,587
35-39142.913.3%86,473
40-4465.06.0%35,366
45-4911.51.1%5,589
50-540.50.0%203