Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Curaçao, 1972

Curaçao
1972
Total fertility rate: 2.99
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 Curaçao was 2.99 children per woman in 1972 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (165 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.0 years old. In total, 3,504 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.99
Births
3,504
Births per 1,000 people
22.9
Mean age of mothers
28.0
Births to mothers aged 15–19
13.5%
Net reproduction rate
1.39
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.7
Population
153,282
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
10-141.00.2%9
15-1956.09.4%472
20-24156.426.2%1,034
25-29164.727.6%977
30-34126.821.2%613
35-3965.110.9%296
40-4422.83.8%88
45-493.90.7%12
50-540.20.0%0