Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Caribbean, 1974

Caribbean
1974
Total fertility rate: 4.11
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-5 -1   1974  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Caribbean was 4.11 children per woman in 1974 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (216 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.8 years old. In total, 832,635 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
4.11
Births
832,635
Births per 1,000 people
30.6
Mean age of mothers
27.8
Births to mothers aged 15–19
18.9%
Net reproduction rate
1.75
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.3
Population
27,199,446
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%7,218
15-19111.413.5%157,430
20-24215.526.2%253,870
25-29194.523.7%190,892
30-34141.917.3%117,500
35-3999.812.1%72,202
40-4445.25.5%28,182
45-499.31.1%5,111
50-540.40.1%214