Fertility in Cuba, 1970

Cuba
1970
Total fertility rate: 3.98
Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother
1970
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The total fertility rate of Cuba was 3.98 children per woman in 1970 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (257 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 25.9 years old. In total, 263,853 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
3.98
Births
263,853
Births per 1,000 people
29.9
Mean age of mothers
25.9
Births to mothers aged 15–19
23.6%
Net reproduction rate
1.80
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.9
Population
8,824,382
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
10-143.80.5%1,723
15-19157.619.8%62,340
20-24257.432.3%89,588
25-29178.422.4%56,771
30-34103.813.0%30,449
35-3964.28.1%16,226
40-4426.63.3%5,952
45-494.00.5%788
50-540.10.0%17