Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Latin America and the Caribbean, 1978

Latin America and the Caribbean
1978
Total fertility rate: 4.35
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-5 -1   1978  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Latin America and the Caribbean was 4.35 children per woman in 1978 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (216 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.4 years old. In total, 11,429,467 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
4.35
Births
11,429,467
Births per 1,000 people
33.2
Mean age of mothers
28.4
Births to mothers aged 15–19
15.7%
Net reproduction rate
1.88
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.4
Population
344,747,767
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
10-143.40.4%72,416
15-1995.511.0%1,799,905
20-24216.024.8%3,460,997
25-29215.224.7%2,866,870
30-34167.319.2%1,781,853
35-39113.913.1%1,001,068
40-4450.05.7%381,620
45-499.01.0%62,339
50-540.40.0%2,380