Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Caribbean, 2002

Caribbean
2002
Total fertility rate: 2.50
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2002  +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 2.50 children per woman in 2002 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (136 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.2 years old. In total, 782,532 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.50
Births
782,532
Births per 1,000 people
20.1
Mean age of mothers
27.2
Births to mothers aged 15–19
16.1%
Net reproduction rate
1.14
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.4
Population
38,950,821
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
10-143.40.7%6,477
15-1970.914.2%125,903
20-24135.927.2%214,020
25-29125.925.2%195,967
30-3491.118.3%139,469
35-3949.810.0%74,036
40-4418.53.7%23,150
45-493.20.6%3,359
50-540.20.0%134