Fertility in Latin America and the Caribbean, 1951

Latin America and the Caribbean
1951
Total fertility rate: 5.80
Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother
1951
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The total fertility rate of Latin America and the Caribbean was 5.80 children per woman in 1951 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (287 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.0 years old. In total, 7,491,622 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.80
Births
7,491,622
Births per 1,000 people
43.5
Mean age of mothers
29.0
Births to mothers aged 15–19
12.4%
Net reproduction rate
2.08
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.3
Population
172,178,661
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
10-144.30.4%40,788
15-19107.39.2%932,668
20-24269.623.2%2,133,998
25-29287.424.8%1,927,393
30-34233.920.1%1,282,899
35-39169.014.6%817,071
40-4474.66.4%306,732
45-4914.21.2%48,195
50-540.70.1%1,847