Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Latin America and the Caribbean, 1954

Latin America and the Caribbean
1954
Total fertility rate: 5.82
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-5 -1   1954  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Latin America and the Caribbean was 5.82 children per woman in 1954 — 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, 8,056,712 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.82
Births
8,056,712
Births per 1,000 people
43.2
Mean age of mothers
29.0
Births to mothers aged 15–19
12.1%
Net reproduction rate
2.15
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.3
Population
186,352,246
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%44,602
15-19107.89.3%977,875
20-24271.223.3%2,251,933
25-29288.524.8%2,117,396
30-34234.720.1%1,422,537
35-39169.014.5%854,642
40-4474.66.4%333,254
45-4914.31.2%52,470
50-540.70.1%1,980