Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Latin America and the Caribbean, 1986

Latin America and the Caribbean
1986
Total fertility rate: 3.58
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-5 -1   1986  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Latin America and the Caribbean was 3.58 children per woman in 1986 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (190 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.8 years old. In total, 12,027,805 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
3.58
Births
12,027,805
Births per 1,000 people
29.4
Mean age of mothers
27.8
Births to mothers aged 15–19
16.0%
Net reproduction rate
1.60
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.4
Population
409,041,734
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%69,688
15-1989.512.5%1,927,983
20-24189.826.4%3,735,249
25-29178.224.8%3,036,465
30-34130.518.2%1,873,097
35-3984.911.8%999,675
40-4435.54.9%334,230
45-496.30.9%49,550
50-540.30.0%1,850