Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Caribbean, 1973

Caribbean
1973
Total fertility rate: 4.28
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-5 -1   1973  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Caribbean was 4.28 children per woman in 1973 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (223 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.9 years old. In total, 843,427 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
4.28
Births
843,427
Births per 1,000 people
31.5
Mean age of mothers
27.9
Births to mothers aged 15–19
18.7%
Net reproduction rate
1.82
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.3
Population
26,749,142
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
10-144.30.5%7,053
15-19114.113.3%157,577
20-24223.126.1%255,914
25-29202.323.6%192,970
30-34148.117.3%120,258
35-39105.312.3%74,815
40-4447.95.6%29,334
45-499.81.1%5,276
50-540.50.1%218