Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Caribbean, 1996

Caribbean
1996
Total fertility rate: 2.64
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1996  +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 2.64 children per woman in 1996 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (143 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.2 years old. In total, 814,366 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.64
Births
814,366
Births per 1,000 people
22.2
Mean age of mothers
27.2
Births to mothers aged 15–19
16.2%
Net reproduction rate
1.18
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.1
Population
36,694,614
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
10-143.50.7%6,149
15-1980.715.3%132,223
20-24143.327.1%237,272
25-29128.224.2%204,363
30-3493.217.6%140,429
35-3954.310.3%67,698
40-4421.34.0%22,461
45-494.00.8%3,595
50-540.20.0%154