Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Cuba, 1968

Cuba
1968
Total fertility rate: 4.19
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

Year

-5 -1   1968  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Cuba was 4.19 children per woman in 1968 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (268 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 26.0 years old. In total, 268,951 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
4.19
Births
268,951
Births per 1,000 people
31.6
Mean age of mothers
26.0
Births to mothers aged 15–19
22.8%
Net reproduction rate
1.89
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.8
Population
8,509,522
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
10-143.70.4%1,604
15-19160.319.1%61,418
20-24268.032.0%90,305
25-29189.022.5%59,312
30-34112.413.4%31,706
35-3970.88.4%17,275
40-4430.33.6%6,560
45-494.00.5%756
50-540.10.0%13