Fertility in Latin America and the Caribbean, 1970

Latin America and the Caribbean
1970
Total fertility rate: 5.17
Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother
1970
Hover a column for the exact rate. Adding up all the rates (× 5 years ÷ 1,000) gives the total fertility rate.
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The total fertility rate of Latin America and the Caribbean was 5.17 children per woman in 1970 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (258 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.9 years old. In total, 10,469,245 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.17
Births
10,469,245
Births per 1,000 people
36.6
Mean age of mothers
28.9
Births to mothers aged 15–19
13.9%
Net reproduction rate
2.12
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.3
Population
285,740,932
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%72,432
15-1996.99.4%1,454,462
20-24244.423.7%3,007,212
25-29258.425.0%2,573,332
30-34205.819.9%1,741,599
35-39145.114.0%1,106,350
40-4464.96.3%439,690
45-4912.71.2%71,370
50-540.60.1%2,797