Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Latin America and the Caribbean, 1972

Latin America and the Caribbean
1972
Total fertility rate: 4.97
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-5 -1   1972  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Latin America and the Caribbean was 4.97 children per woman in 1972 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (247 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.8 years old. In total, 10,716,866 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
4.97
Births
10,716,866
Births per 1,000 people
35.7
Mean age of mothers
28.8
Births to mothers aged 15–19
14.6%
Net reproduction rate
2.08
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.3
Population
299,924,709
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%75,656
15-1998.29.9%1,566,228
20-24236.123.8%3,134,750
25-29247.124.9%2,622,157
30-34196.819.8%1,741,065
35-39137.213.8%1,070,268
40-4461.36.2%432,888
45-4911.91.2%71,068
50-540.60.1%2,740