Fertility in Caribbean, 1975

Caribbean
1975
Total fertility rate: 3.92
Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother
1975
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-5 -1   1975  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Caribbean was 3.92 children per woman in 1975 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (207 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.8 years old. In total, 814,208 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
3.92
Births
814,208
Births per 1,000 people
29.5
Mean age of mothers
27.8
Births to mothers aged 15–19
18.9%
Net reproduction rate
1.68
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.3
Population
27,640,190
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
10-144.10.5%7,017
15-19106.313.6%153,942
20-24206.626.4%249,696
25-29186.023.7%187,775
30-34135.217.3%114,518
35-3993.912.0%69,152
40-4442.45.4%26,940
45-498.91.1%4,946
50-540.40.1%207