Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Caribbean, 2004

Caribbean
2004
Total fertility rate: 2.41
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2004  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Caribbean was 2.41 children per woman in 2004 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (130 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.3 years old. In total, 760,222 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.41
Births
760,222
Births per 1,000 people
19.2
Mean age of mothers
27.3
Births to mothers aged 15–19
15.9%
Net reproduction rate
1.09
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.5
Population
39,620,806
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
10-143.10.6%5,893
15-1966.213.8%120,547
20-24130.127.1%210,787
25-29122.725.5%185,836
30-3489.318.6%137,287
35-3949.010.2%72,689
40-4417.63.7%23,817
45-492.90.6%3,226
50-540.10.0%123