Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Cuba, 1978

Cuba
1978
Total fertility rate: 1.88
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

Year

-5 -1   1978  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Cuba was 1.88 children per woman in 1978 — below the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (126 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 24.8 years old. In total, 146,966 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
1.88
Births
146,966
Births per 1,000 people
15.1
Mean age of mothers
24.8
Births to mothers aged 15–19
30.0%
Net reproduction rate
0.88
Boys per 100 girls at birth
106.2
Population
9,711,980
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
10-142.50.7%1,493
15-1989.624.0%44,097
20-24125.833.6%48,839
25-2982.021.9%29,765
30-3444.511.9%14,563
35-3921.05.6%6,142
40-446.51.7%1,616
45-492.00.5%433
50-540.10.0%15