Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Caribbean, 1983

Caribbean
1983
Total fertility rate: 3.17
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1983  +1 +5

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A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y Z

The total fertility rate of Caribbean was 3.17 children per woman in 1983 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (170 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.4 years old. In total, 814,049 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
3.17
Births
814,049
Births per 1,000 people
26.3
Mean age of mothers
27.4
Births to mothers aged 15–19
19.3%
Net reproduction rate
1.38
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.3
Population
30,923,627
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%6,815
15-1990.414.2%156,958
20-24170.526.8%256,226
25-29157.524.8%192,920
30-34110.517.4%115,436
35-3967.310.6%59,928
40-4429.34.6%22,001
45-495.60.9%3,602
50-540.30.0%142