Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Latin America and the Caribbean, 1983

Latin America and the Caribbean
1983
Total fertility rate: 3.86
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-5 -1   1983  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Latin America and the Caribbean was 3.86 children per woman in 1983 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (200 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.1 years old. In total, 11,903,542 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
3.86
Births
11,903,542
Births per 1,000 people
31.0
Mean age of mothers
28.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
15.8%
Net reproduction rate
1.71
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.4
Population
384,476,547
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
10-143.20.4%71,210
15-1990.711.7%1,881,943
20-24200.525.9%3,693,155
25-29192.124.8%2,993,467
30-34143.818.6%1,864,847
35-3995.712.4%992,677
40-4441.05.3%350,712
45-497.20.9%53,405
50-540.30.0%2,090