Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Caribbean, 1986

Caribbean
1986
Total fertility rate: 3.04
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-5 -1   1986  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Caribbean was 3.04 children per woman in 1986 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (163 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.4 years old. In total, 836,037 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
3.04
Births
836,037
Births per 1,000 people
25.9
Mean age of mothers
27.4
Births to mothers aged 15–19
18.0%
Net reproduction rate
1.34
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.3
Population
32,259,704
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%6,753
15-1986.714.2%150,751
20-24163.126.7%266,176
25-29152.925.1%204,590
30-34107.217.6%120,647
35-3963.710.4%61,382
40-4427.44.5%22,212
45-494.90.8%3,383
50-540.20.0%132