Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Caribbean, 2012

Caribbean
2012
Total fertility rate: 2.27
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2012  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Caribbean was 2.27 children per woman in 2012 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (118 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.4 years old. In total, 746,039 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.27
Births
746,039
Births per 1,000 people
17.8
Mean age of mothers
27.4
Births to mothers aged 15–19
15.8%
Net reproduction rate
1.05
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.5
Population
41,925,866
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
10-142.50.6%4,569
15-1964.814.2%117,911
20-24118.126.0%213,374
25-29113.324.9%184,808
30-3488.319.4%127,280
35-3949.610.9%71,910
40-4415.93.5%23,021
45-492.20.5%3,067
50-540.10.0%95