Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Caribbean, 1993

Caribbean
1993
Total fertility rate: 2.76
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1993  +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 2.76 children per woman in 1993 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (149 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.2 years old. In total, 837,317 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.76
Births
837,317
Births per 1,000 people
23.6
Mean age of mothers
27.2
Births to mothers aged 15–19
16.9%
Net reproduction rate
1.23
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.7
Population
35,452,311
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
10-143.80.7%6,429
15-1984.315.2%141,780
20-24148.626.8%249,204
25-29133.924.2%212,707
30-3497.417.6%134,747
35-3957.210.3%65,371
40-4423.94.3%23,395
45-494.20.8%3,534
50-540.20.0%148