Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Latin America and the Caribbean, 1964

Latin America and the Caribbean
1964
Total fertility rate: 5.76
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-5 -1   1964  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Latin America and the Caribbean was 5.76 children per woman in 1964 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (287 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.0 years old. In total, 9,904,925 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.76
Births
9,904,925
Births per 1,000 people
40.5
Mean age of mothers
29.0
Births to mothers aged 15–19
12.6%
Net reproduction rate
2.30
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.3
Population
244,733,711
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
10-143.90.3%57,794
15-19103.29.0%1,250,773
20-24268.923.4%2,688,418
25-29287.024.9%2,467,076
30-34233.020.2%1,813,523
35-39166.814.5%1,142,019
40-4474.36.5%418,277
45-4913.91.2%64,415
50-540.70.1%2,627