Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Caribbean, 1965

Caribbean
1965
Total fertility rate: 5.27
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-5 -1   1965  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Caribbean was 5.27 children per woman in 1965 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (267 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.3 years old. In total, 874,840 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.27
Births
874,840
Births per 1,000 people
37.9
Mean age of mothers
28.3
Births to mothers aged 15–19
16.4%
Net reproduction rate
2.17
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.3
Population
23,096,877
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%5,691
15-19126.612.0%143,673
20-24266.525.3%255,649
25-29249.523.7%206,795
30-34191.818.2%135,514
35-39139.713.3%86,274
40-4463.66.0%35,295
45-4911.61.1%5,727
50-540.50.0%204