Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Latin America and the Caribbean, 1985

Latin America and the Caribbean
1985
Total fertility rate: 3.67
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-5 -1   1985  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Latin America and the Caribbean was 3.67 children per woman in 1985 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (193 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.9 years old. In total, 11,983,059 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
3.67
Births
11,983,059
Births per 1,000 people
29.9
Mean age of mothers
27.9
Births to mothers aged 15–19
15.8%
Net reproduction rate
1.63
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.4
Population
400,865,352
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
10-143.00.4%68,741
15-1988.912.1%1,889,462
20-24193.126.3%3,729,664
25-29183.024.9%3,028,755
30-34134.718.3%1,870,874
35-3988.712.1%1,001,649
40-4437.45.1%340,919
45-496.60.9%51,032
50-540.30.0%1,945