Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Caribbean, 1979

Caribbean
1979
Total fertility rate: 3.34
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-5 -1   1979  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Caribbean was 3.34 children per woman in 1979 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (179 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.6 years old. In total, 770,880 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
3.34
Births
770,880
Births per 1,000 people
26.3
Mean age of mothers
27.6
Births to mothers aged 15–19
19.7%
Net reproduction rate
1.44
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.3
Population
29,290,924
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
10-143.80.6%6,820
15-1993.314.0%151,679
20-24179.426.9%237,623
25-29160.424.0%178,763
30-34114.517.2%108,539
35-3974.911.2%59,656
40-4434.25.1%23,493
45-497.01.0%4,127
50-540.30.0%168