Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Latin America and the Caribbean, 1982

Latin America and the Caribbean
1982
Total fertility rate: 3.96
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-5 -1   1982  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Latin America and the Caribbean was 3.96 children per woman in 1982 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (204 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.1 years old. In total, 11,829,890 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
3.96
Births
11,829,890
Births per 1,000 people
31.4
Mean age of mothers
28.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
15.9%
Net reproduction rate
1.74
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.3
Population
376,371,994
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
10-143.30.4%73,036
15-1991.611.5%1,876,391
20-24203.825.7%3,655,089
25-29196.324.7%2,965,577
30-34148.618.7%1,856,583
35-3999.212.5%990,310
40-4442.95.4%356,183
45-497.50.9%54,558
50-540.30.0%2,138