Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Caribbean, 1995

Caribbean
1995
Total fertility rate: 2.68
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-5 -1   1995  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Caribbean was 2.68 children per woman in 1995 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (145 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.2 years old. In total, 823,270 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.68
Births
823,270
Births per 1,000 people
22.7
Mean age of mothers
27.2
Births to mothers aged 15–19
16.4%
Net reproduction rate
1.20
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.1
Population
36,287,326
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
10-143.50.6%6,061
15-1982.015.3%134,895
20-24145.127.0%242,462
25-29129.824.2%206,764
30-3494.917.7%139,832
35-3955.310.3%66,722
40-4422.14.1%22,764
45-494.10.8%3,605
50-540.20.0%157