Fertility in Latin America and the Caribbean, 1955

Latin America and the Caribbean
1955
Total fertility rate: 5.83
Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother
1955
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The total fertility rate of Latin America and the Caribbean was 5.83 children per woman in 1955 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (289 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.0 years old. In total, 8,246,046 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.83
Births
8,246,046
Births per 1,000 people
43.1
Mean age of mothers
29.0
Births to mothers aged 15–19
12.1%
Net reproduction rate
2.18
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.3
Population
191,408,102
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%46,149
15-19108.09.3%999,249
20-24271.723.3%2,283,736
25-29289.024.8%2,173,091
30-34234.920.1%1,473,556
35-39169.414.5%874,254
40-4474.56.4%339,780
45-4914.31.2%54,159
50-540.70.1%2,029