Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Latin America and the Caribbean, 1966

Latin America and the Caribbean
1966
Total fertility rate: 5.58
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-5 -1   1966  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Latin America and the Caribbean was 5.58 children per woman in 1966 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (279 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.0 years old. In total, 10,080,125 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.58
Births
10,080,125
Births per 1,000 people
39.0
Mean age of mothers
29.0
Births to mothers aged 15–19
12.9%
Net reproduction rate
2.26
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.3
Population
258,167,638
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%61,018
15-1999.68.9%1,305,010
20-24261.123.4%2,771,387
25-29278.925.0%2,495,626
30-34224.420.1%1,790,650
35-39161.014.4%1,154,882
40-4471.66.4%431,913
45-4913.71.2%66,905
50-540.60.1%2,709