Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Caribbean, 1982

Caribbean
1982
Total fertility rate: 3.20
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1982  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Caribbean was 3.20 children per woman in 1982 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (173 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.4 years old. In total, 801,155 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
3.20
Births
801,155
Births per 1,000 people
26.3
Mean age of mothers
27.4
Births to mothers aged 15–19
19.7%
Net reproduction rate
1.39
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.3
Population
30,485,728
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
10-143.90.6%7,053
15-1991.614.3%157,956
20-24173.227.0%250,842
25-29157.424.6%188,107
30-34110.317.2%112,565
35-3967.810.6%58,679
40-4430.24.7%22,083
45-495.90.9%3,699
50-540.30.0%151