Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Latin America and the Caribbean, 1963

Latin America and the Caribbean
1963
Total fertility rate: 5.82
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-5 -1   1963  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Latin America and the Caribbean was 5.82 children per woman in 1963 — 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, 9,771,375 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.82
Births
9,771,375
Births per 1,000 people
41.0
Mean age of mothers
29.0
Births to mothers aged 15–19
12.5%
Net reproduction rate
2.31
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.3
Population
238,151,658
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
10-144.00.3%57,260
15-19104.69.0%1,219,496
20-24271.423.3%2,638,421
25-29289.724.9%2,450,452
30-34235.720.3%1,810,040
35-39168.514.5%1,122,487
40-4475.06.4%407,209
45-4913.91.2%63,398
50-540.70.1%2,585