Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Cuba, 1979

Cuba
1979
Total fertility rate: 1.77
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1979  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Cuba was 1.77 children per woman in 1979 — below the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (119 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 24.7 years old. In total, 142,218 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
1.77
Births
142,218
Births per 1,000 people
14.6
Mean age of mothers
24.7
Births to mothers aged 15–19
31.2%
Net reproduction rate
0.83
Boys per 100 girls at birth
106.2
Population
9,763,356
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%1,494
15-1985.124.2%44,347
20-24119.233.9%46,743
25-2976.921.9%28,197
30-3441.511.8%13,878
35-3919.25.5%5,715
40-445.81.7%1,484
45-491.60.5%352
50-540.10.0%11