Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Caribbean, 1989

Caribbean
1989
Total fertility rate: 2.99
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1989  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Caribbean was 2.99 children per woman in 1989 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (160 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.3 years old. In total, 868,540 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.99
Births
868,540
Births per 1,000 people
25.8
Mean age of mothers
27.3
Births to mothers aged 15–19
17.8%
Net reproduction rate
1.32
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.6
Population
33,626,514
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
10-144.20.7%7,113
15-1988.614.7%154,819
20-24160.426.7%266,984
25-29148.524.7%220,352
30-34105.417.6%127,597
35-3962.510.4%64,822
40-4426.44.4%23,334
45-494.60.8%3,375
50-540.20.0%134