Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Latin America and the Caribbean, 1981

Latin America and the Caribbean
1981
Total fertility rate: 4.05
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-5 -1   1981  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Latin America and the Caribbean was 4.05 children per woman in 1981 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (206 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.2 years old. In total, 11,720,650 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
4.05
Births
11,720,650
Births per 1,000 people
31.8
Mean age of mothers
28.2
Births to mothers aged 15–19
15.9%
Net reproduction rate
1.77
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.3
Population
368,410,521
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%74,216
15-1992.511.4%1,866,234
20-24206.425.4%3,600,429
25-29200.724.7%2,938,299
30-34152.818.8%1,836,764
35-39102.312.6%985,514
40-4444.75.5%360,739
45-497.81.0%56,246
50-540.30.0%2,194