Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Latin America and the Caribbean, 1973

Latin America and the Caribbean
1973
Total fertility rate: 4.87
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-5 -1   1973  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Latin America and the Caribbean was 4.87 children per woman in 1973 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (242 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.7 years old. In total, 10,838,502 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
4.87
Births
10,838,502
Births per 1,000 people
35.3
Mean age of mothers
28.7
Births to mothers aged 15–19
14.9%
Net reproduction rate
2.05
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.3
Population
307,173,856
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%76,942
15-1998.510.1%1,619,165
20-24231.723.8%3,186,260
25-29241.524.8%2,657,493
30-34192.119.7%1,744,742
35-39133.513.7%1,054,318
40-4459.56.1%426,682
45-4911.41.2%70,213
50-540.50.1%2,679