Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Latin America and the Caribbean, 1988

Latin America and the Caribbean
1988
Total fertility rate: 3.39
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-5 -1   1988  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Latin America and the Caribbean was 3.39 children per woman in 1988 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (182 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.6 years old. In total, 11,994,576 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
3.39
Births
11,994,576
Births per 1,000 people
28.2
Mean age of mothers
27.6
Births to mothers aged 15–19
16.6%
Net reproduction rate
1.53
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.5
Population
425,425,704
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%72,821
15-1989.813.2%1,992,282
20-24182.326.8%3,690,660
25-29168.124.7%3,022,708
30-34121.817.9%1,859,088
35-3977.311.4%983,628
40-4432.04.7%325,017
45-495.60.8%46,676
50-540.20.0%1,674