Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Caribbean, 1968

Caribbean
1968
Total fertility rate: 4.90
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-5 -1   1968  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Caribbean was 4.90 children per woman in 1968 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (250 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.2 years old. In total, 857,679 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
4.90
Births
857,679
Births per 1,000 people
35.1
Mean age of mothers
28.2
Births to mothers aged 15–19
17.0%
Net reproduction rate
2.04
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.3
Population
24,457,186
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
10-144.50.5%6,418
15-19119.812.2%145,446
20-24250.025.5%253,499
25-29231.723.7%199,629
30-34174.917.9%131,134
35-39127.613.0%82,202
40-4458.36.0%33,274
45-4911.41.2%5,835
50-540.50.1%226