Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Latin America and the Caribbean, 1957

Latin America and the Caribbean
1957
Total fertility rate: 5.85
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-5 -1   1957  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Latin America and the Caribbean was 5.85 children per woman in 1957 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (291 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.0 years old. In total, 8,637,209 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.85
Births
8,637,209
Births per 1,000 people
42.8
Mean age of mothers
29.0
Births to mothers aged 15–19
12.1%
Net reproduction rate
2.22
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.3
Population
202,034,632
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
10-144.20.4%48,273
15-19108.19.2%1,047,150
20-24273.023.3%2,350,747
25-29290.624.8%2,273,486
30-34236.120.2%1,580,837
35-39170.314.5%929,388
40-4473.96.3%347,791
45-4914.21.2%57,354
50-540.70.1%2,151