Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Latin America and the Caribbean, 1953

Latin America and the Caribbean
1953
Total fertility rate: 5.81
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-5 -1   1953  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Latin America and the Caribbean was 5.81 children per woman in 1953 — 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, 7,866,050 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.81
Births
7,866,050
Births per 1,000 people
43.3
Mean age of mothers
29.0
Births to mothers aged 15–19
12.2%
Net reproduction rate
2.13
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.3
Population
181,465,138
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%43,159
15-19107.69.2%960,180
20-24270.623.3%2,216,891
25-29287.924.8%2,056,311
30-34234.420.2%1,371,302
35-39168.814.5%839,768
40-4474.76.4%325,547
45-4914.31.2%50,937
50-540.70.1%1,937