Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Caribbean, 1972

Caribbean
1972
Total fertility rate: 4.42
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-5 -1   1972  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Caribbean was 4.42 children per woman in 1972 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (230 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.0 years old. In total, 848,442 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
4.42
Births
848,442
Births per 1,000 people
32.3
Mean age of mothers
28.0
Births to mothers aged 15–19
18.3%
Net reproduction rate
1.87
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.4
Population
26,289,832
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%6,987
15-19115.413.1%155,628
20-24229.726.0%256,440
25-29209.123.7%194,031
30-34153.817.4%122,875
35-39110.012.5%76,590
40-4450.25.7%30,218
45-4910.21.2%5,433
50-540.50.1%225