Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Latin America and the Caribbean, 1987

Latin America and the Caribbean
1987
Total fertility rate: 3.48
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-5 -1   1987  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Latin America and the Caribbean was 3.48 children per woman in 1987 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (186 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.7 years old. In total, 12,006,374 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
3.48
Births
12,006,374
Births per 1,000 people
28.8
Mean age of mothers
27.7
Births to mothers aged 15–19
16.3%
Net reproduction rate
1.57
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.4
Population
417,217,347
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%70,701
15-1989.612.8%1,957,188
20-24185.826.6%3,713,257
25-29173.124.8%3,030,182
30-34126.118.1%1,866,761
35-3980.811.6%990,369
40-4433.54.8%327,810
45-495.90.9%48,318
50-540.30.0%1,776