Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Caribbean, 1981

Caribbean
1981
Total fertility rate: 3.18
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1981  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Caribbean was 3.18 children per woman in 1981 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (171 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.5 years old. In total, 774,781 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
3.18
Births
774,781
Births per 1,000 people
25.8
Mean age of mothers
27.5
Births to mothers aged 15–19
19.8%
Net reproduction rate
1.38
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.2
Population
30,070,750
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
10-144.00.6%7,232
15-1990.214.2%153,699
20-24171.526.9%239,598
25-29155.224.4%181,073
30-34109.317.2%109,045
35-3968.810.8%57,796
40-4431.34.9%22,359
45-496.21.0%3,811
50-540.30.0%155