Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Caribbean, 1964

Caribbean
1964
Total fertility rate: 5.34
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-5 -1   1964  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Caribbean was 5.34 children per woman in 1964 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (270 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.3 years old. In total, 870,548 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.34
Births
870,548
Births per 1,000 people
38.5
Mean age of mothers
28.3
Births to mothers aged 15–19
16.3%
Net reproduction rate
2.18
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.3
Population
22,640,067
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
10-144.30.4%5,622
15-19127.411.9%141,605
20-24269.725.3%254,434
25-29252.723.7%206,063
30-34194.818.3%135,211
35-39141.613.3%86,501
40-4464.16.0%35,226
45-4911.61.1%5,667
50-540.50.0%205