Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Latin America and the Caribbean, 1969

Latin America and the Caribbean
1969
Total fertility rate: 5.27
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-5 -1   1969  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Latin America and the Caribbean was 5.27 children per woman in 1969 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (263 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.9 years old. In total, 10,347,179 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.27
Births
10,347,179
Births per 1,000 people
37.1
Mean age of mothers
28.9
Births to mothers aged 15–19
13.6%
Net reproduction rate
2.17
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.3
Population
278,778,840
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
10-144.10.4%69,666
15-1996.79.2%1,408,110
20-24248.223.6%2,935,161
25-29263.425.0%2,548,315
30-34210.320.0%1,747,165
35-39149.314.2%1,124,509
40-4466.76.3%440,874
45-4913.11.2%70,588
50-540.60.1%2,772