Fertility in Caribbean, 1970

Caribbean
1970
Total fertility rate: 4.68
Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother
1970
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The total fertility rate of Caribbean was 4.68 children per woman in 1970 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (241 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.1 years old. In total, 853,070 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
4.68
Births
853,070
Births per 1,000 people
33.6
Mean age of mothers
28.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
17.6%
Net reproduction rate
1.96
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.3
Population
25,358,622
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
10-144.40.5%6,744
15-19117.012.5%149,728
20-24241.225.8%255,112
25-29222.123.8%196,845
30-34164.417.6%127,373
35-39118.912.7%79,490
40-4454.65.8%31,826
45-4910.91.2%5,724
50-540.50.1%231