Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Latin America and the Caribbean, 1962

Latin America and the Caribbean
1962
Total fertility rate: 5.85
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-5 -1   1962  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Latin America and the Caribbean was 5.85 children per woman in 1962 — 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, 9,592,873 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.85
Births
9,592,873
Births per 1,000 people
41.4
Mean age of mothers
29.0
Births to mothers aged 15–19
12.4%
Net reproduction rate
2.31
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.3
Population
231,696,476
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
10-144.10.3%55,952
15-19105.59.0%1,186,203
20-24272.623.3%2,581,276
25-29290.824.9%2,426,839
30-34236.920.3%1,790,116
35-39169.314.5%1,094,067
40-4475.06.4%393,323
45-4913.91.2%62,563
50-540.70.1%2,534