Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Caribbean, 1978

Caribbean
1978
Total fertility rate: 3.43
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-5 -1   1978  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Caribbean was 3.43 children per woman in 1978 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (183 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.7 years old. In total, 770,615 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
3.43
Births
770,615
Births per 1,000 people
26.7
Mean age of mothers
27.7
Births to mothers aged 15–19
19.4%
Net reproduction rate
1.48
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.3
Population
28,893,839
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
10-143.70.5%6,579
15-1994.713.8%149,357
20-24183.426.7%237,581
25-29164.023.9%178,546
30-34118.117.2%108,729
35-3978.511.4%61,189
40-4435.85.2%24,116
45-497.51.1%4,327
50-540.30.1%175