Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Cuba, 1972

Cuba
1972
Total fertility rate: 3.61
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1972  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Cuba was 3.61 children per woman in 1972 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (236 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 25.6 years old. In total, 248,481 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
3.61
Births
248,481
Births per 1,000 people
27.2
Mean age of mothers
25.6
Births to mothers aged 15–19
24.5%
Net reproduction rate
1.65
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.9
Population
9,123,891
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
10-143.60.5%1,752
15-19149.420.7%60,947
20-24236.232.7%85,932
25-29161.022.3%52,219
30-3491.312.7%27,413
35-3954.87.6%14,423
40-4421.83.0%5,009
45-493.80.5%765
50-540.10.0%20