Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Cuba, 1971

Cuba
1971
Total fertility rate: 3.80
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-5 -1   1971  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Cuba was 3.80 children per woman in 1971 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (247 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 25.7 years old. In total, 256,344 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
3.80
Births
256,344
Births per 1,000 people
28.5
Mean age of mothers
25.7
Births to mothers aged 15–19
24.0%
Net reproduction rate
1.73
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.9
Population
8,979,085
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
10-143.70.5%1,756
15-19153.220.2%61,608
20-24247.132.5%87,784
25-29169.822.4%54,428
30-3497.612.9%29,037
35-3959.67.9%15,415
40-4424.33.2%5,519
45-493.90.5%779
50-540.10.0%18