Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Caribbean, 1991

Caribbean
1991
Total fertility rate: 2.88
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1991  +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 2.88 children per woman in 1991 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (154 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.3 years old. In total, 856,927 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.88
Births
856,927
Births per 1,000 people
24.8
Mean age of mothers
27.3
Births to mothers aged 15–19
17.2%
Net reproduction rate
1.28
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.7
Population
34,564,003
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
10-144.40.8%7,394
15-1985.314.8%147,169
20-24154.426.7%257,244
25-29142.024.6%220,985
30-34102.317.7%131,682
35-3959.910.4%65,294
40-4425.34.4%23,553
45-494.40.8%3,462
50-540.20.0%145