Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Latin America and the Caribbean, 1968

Latin America and the Caribbean
1968
Total fertility rate: 5.36
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-5 -1   1968  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Latin America and the Caribbean was 5.36 children per woman in 1968 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (268 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.9 years old. In total, 10,235,618 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.36
Births
10,235,618
Births per 1,000 people
37.7
Mean age of mothers
28.9
Births to mothers aged 15–19
13.4%
Net reproduction rate
2.20
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.3
Population
271,854,375
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
10-144.00.4%66,015
15-1997.29.1%1,369,946
20-24252.323.5%2,869,159
25-29268.425.0%2,526,519
30-34214.720.0%1,756,255
35-39153.014.3%1,136,613
40-4468.26.4%438,659
45-4913.41.2%69,674
50-540.60.1%2,765