Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Caribbean, 1969

Caribbean
1969
Total fertility rate: 4.80
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-5 -1   1969  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Caribbean was 4.80 children per woman in 1969 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (246 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.2 years old. In total, 856,545 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
4.80
Births
856,545
Births per 1,000 people
34.4
Mean age of mothers
28.2
Births to mothers aged 15–19
17.2%
Net reproduction rate
2.01
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.3
Population
24,904,665
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%6,609
15-19118.212.3%147,241
20-24246.325.7%254,883
25-29227.623.8%198,614
30-34169.817.7%129,554
35-39123.512.9%81,019
40-4456.55.9%32,573
45-4911.21.2%5,797
50-540.50.1%232