Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Caribbean, 1985

Caribbean
1985
Total fertility rate: 3.07
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1985  +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 3.07 children per woman in 1985 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (165 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.4 years old. In total, 826,241 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
3.07
Births
826,241
Births per 1,000 people
26.0
Mean age of mothers
27.4
Births to mothers aged 15–19
18.4%
Net reproduction rate
1.35
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.2
Population
31,813,856
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
10-143.70.6%6,611
15-1987.314.2%151,774
20-24164.726.8%263,366
25-29154.125.0%199,554
30-34108.117.6%118,688
35-3964.510.5%60,563
40-4428.04.5%22,081
45-495.10.8%3,443
50-540.20.0%131