Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Caribbean, 1987

Caribbean
1987
Total fertility rate: 3.01
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1987  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Caribbean was 3.01 children per woman in 1987 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (161 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.4 years old. In total, 844,514 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
3.01
Births
844,514
Births per 1,000 people
25.8
Mean age of mothers
27.4
Births to mothers aged 15–19
17.9%
Net reproduction rate
1.33
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.4
Population
32,707,148
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
10-144.00.7%6,958
15-1986.714.4%151,101
20-24161.026.7%266,121
25-29151.225.0%209,652
30-34106.317.6%122,547
35-3963.010.4%62,176
40-4426.94.5%22,462
45-494.70.8%3,350
50-540.20.0%131