Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Latin America and the Caribbean, 1952

Latin America and the Caribbean
1952
Total fertility rate: 5.80
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-5 -1   1952  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Latin America and the Caribbean was 5.80 children per woman in 1952 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (288 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.0 years old. In total, 7,677,255 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.80
Births
7,677,255
Births per 1,000 people
43.4
Mean age of mothers
29.0
Births to mothers aged 15–19
12.3%
Net reproduction rate
2.11
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.3
Population
176,742,753
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%41,887
15-19107.49.2%945,584
20-24270.123.3%2,178,524
25-29287.624.8%1,992,507
30-34234.120.1%1,323,619
35-39168.714.5%827,626
40-4474.66.4%316,041
45-4914.31.2%49,545
50-540.70.1%1,898