Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Cuba, 1997

Cuba
1997
Total fertility rate: 1.59
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

Year

-5 -1   1997  +1 +5

Country

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y Z

The total fertility rate of Cuba was 1.59 children per woman in 1997 — below the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (96 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 25.7 years old. In total, 151,695 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
1.59
Births
151,695
Births per 1,000 people
13.8
Mean age of mothers
25.7
Births to mothers aged 15–19
12.9%
Net reproduction rate
0.74
Boys per 100 girls at birth
110.2
Population
10,997,934
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
10-141.30.4%529
15-1958.018.2%19,515
20-2496.330.2%44,166
25-2987.327.3%48,059
30-3453.316.7%29,844
35-3920.36.4%8,606
40-442.70.8%931
45-490.10.0%45
50-540.00.0%2