Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Caribbean, 1999

Caribbean
1999
Total fertility rate: 2.58
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1999  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Caribbean was 2.58 children per woman in 1999 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (142 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.1 years old. In total, 804,725 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.58
Births
804,725
Births per 1,000 people
21.2
Mean age of mothers
27.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
16.2%
Net reproduction rate
1.17
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.7
Population
37,875,618
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%6,428
15-1977.415.0%130,474
20-24141.827.5%225,817
25-29128.524.9%205,818
30-3490.317.5%138,610
35-3951.610.0%71,777
40-4419.63.8%22,194
45-493.50.7%3,458
50-540.20.0%139