Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Caribbean, 1971

Caribbean
1971
Total fertility rate: 4.56
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-5 -1   1971  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Caribbean was 4.56 children per woman in 1971 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (236 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.0 years old. In total, 853,070 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
4.56
Births
853,070
Births per 1,000 people
33.0
Mean age of mothers
28.0
Births to mothers aged 15–19
17.9%
Net reproduction rate
1.92
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.4
Population
25,823,660
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%6,894
15-19116.312.8%152,976
20-24236.225.9%256,624
25-29216.523.8%195,852
30-34159.617.5%125,575
35-39114.612.6%78,220
40-4452.55.8%31,094
45-4910.61.2%5,592
50-540.50.1%230