Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Latin America and the Caribbean, 1958

Latin America and the Caribbean
1958
Total fertility rate: 5.86
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-5 -1   1958  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Latin America and the Caribbean was 5.86 children per woman in 1958 — 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, 8,826,017 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.86
Births
8,826,017
Births per 1,000 people
42.5
Mean age of mothers
29.0
Births to mothers aged 15–19
12.1%
Net reproduction rate
2.24
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.3
Population
207,597,407
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%49,658
15-19107.39.2%1,067,909
20-24273.523.3%2,386,861
25-29291.424.9%2,314,090
30-34236.520.2%1,631,951
35-39170.514.6%962,362
40-4473.86.3%352,154
45-4914.21.2%58,799
50-540.70.1%2,225