Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Cuba, 1973

Cuba
1973
Total fertility rate: 3.40
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

Year

-5 -1   1973  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Cuba was 3.40 children per woman in 1973 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (223 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 25.5 years old. In total, 238,407 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
3.40
Births
238,407
Births per 1,000 people
25.8
Mean age of mothers
25.5
Births to mothers aged 15–19
24.9%
Net reproduction rate
1.56
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.9
Population
9,255,328
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
10-143.40.5%1,735
15-19143.721.1%59,382
20-24223.532.9%83,081
25-29151.522.3%49,858
30-3485.012.5%25,744
35-3949.87.3%13,370
40-4419.32.8%4,484
45-493.60.5%731
50-540.10.0%20