Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Caribbean, 1966

Caribbean
1966
Total fertility rate: 5.15
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-5 -1   1966  +1 +5

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A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y Z

The total fertility rate of Caribbean was 5.15 children per woman in 1966 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (261 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.3 years old. In total, 868,895 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.15
Births
868,895
Births per 1,000 people
36.9
Mean age of mothers
28.3
Births to mothers aged 15–19
16.6%
Net reproduction rate
2.13
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.3
Population
23,552,739
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%5,927
15-19124.512.1%144,403
20-24260.625.3%254,426
25-29243.123.6%204,392
30-34186.318.1%134,145
35-39135.913.2%84,925
40-4461.96.0%34,660
45-4911.61.1%5,780
50-540.50.0%216