Fertility in Latin America and the Caribbean, 1959

Latin America and the Caribbean
1959
Total fertility rate: 5.87
Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother
1959
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The total fertility rate of Latin America and the Caribbean was 5.87 children per woman in 1959 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (292 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.0 years old. In total, 9,021,964 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.87
Births
9,021,964
Births per 1,000 people
42.3
Mean age of mothers
29.0
Births to mothers aged 15–19
12.2%
Net reproduction rate
2.26
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.3
Population
213,338,419
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%51,164
15-19107.19.1%1,096,879
20-24273.823.3%2,428,550
25-29291.724.9%2,346,705
30-34237.020.2%1,679,640
35-39170.714.6%997,817
40-4474.06.3%359,010
45-4914.11.2%59,866
50-540.70.1%2,295