Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Caribbean, 2006

Caribbean
2006
Total fertility rate: 2.31
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2006  +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 2.31 children per woman in 2006 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (123 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.3 years old. In total, 736,419 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.31
Births
736,419
Births per 1,000 people
18.3
Mean age of mothers
27.3
Births to mothers aged 15–19
16.2%
Net reproduction rate
1.06
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.5
Population
40,246,216
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
10-143.00.7%5,681
15-1964.213.9%119,524
20-24123.126.7%206,627
25-29118.025.6%176,547
30-3486.418.7%131,066
35-3947.810.4%70,801
40-4416.03.5%22,901
45-492.70.6%3,136
50-540.10.0%115