Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Latin America and the Caribbean, 1956

Latin America and the Caribbean
1956
Total fertility rate: 5.84
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-5 -1   1956  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Latin America and the Caribbean was 5.84 children per woman in 1956 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (290 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.0 years old. In total, 8,443,877 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.84
Births
8,443,877
Births per 1,000 people
42.9
Mean age of mothers
29.0
Births to mothers aged 15–19
12.1%
Net reproduction rate
2.20
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.3
Population
196,635,241
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%47,258
15-19108.09.2%1,020,783
20-24272.523.3%2,318,139
25-29290.024.8%2,227,543
30-34235.620.1%1,528,105
35-39170.014.5%899,817
40-4474.26.3%344,315
45-4914.31.2%55,795
50-540.70.1%2,089