Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Caribbean, 2007

Caribbean
2007
Total fertility rate: 2.30
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2007  +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 2.30 children per woman in 2007 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (122 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.3 years old. In total, 738,371 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.30
Births
738,371
Births per 1,000 people
18.2
Mean age of mothers
27.3
Births to mothers aged 15–19
16.3%
Net reproduction rate
1.06
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.5
Population
40,550,312
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%5,616
15-1964.113.9%120,210
20-24121.626.4%207,341
25-29117.625.5%176,699
30-3486.918.9%130,221
35-3948.710.6%72,311
40-4415.73.4%22,743
45-492.60.6%3,102
50-540.10.0%110