Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Caribbean, 1988

Caribbean
1988
Total fertility rate: 3.01
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1988  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Caribbean was 3.01 children per woman in 1988 — 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 27.3 years old. In total, 859,287 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
3.01
Births
859,287
Births per 1,000 people
25.9
Mean age of mothers
27.3
Births to mothers aged 15–19
17.7%
Net reproduction rate
1.33
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.6
Population
33,162,681
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
10-144.10.7%7,012
15-1987.114.4%152,115
20-24161.126.7%267,768
25-29150.925.0%216,755
30-34106.417.6%125,566
35-3962.910.4%63,560
40-4426.74.4%23,007
45-494.60.8%3,348
50-540.20.0%133