Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Latin America and the Caribbean, 1991

Latin America and the Caribbean
1991
Total fertility rate: 3.17
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-5 -1   1991  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Latin America and the Caribbean was 3.17 children per woman in 1991 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (174 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.4 years old. In total, 11,992,908 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
3.17
Births
11,992,908
Births per 1,000 people
26.6
Mean age of mothers
27.4
Births to mothers aged 15–19
17.2%
Net reproduction rate
1.44
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.5
Population
450,078,868
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
10-143.00.5%76,814
15-1988.513.9%2,063,097
20-24173.527.3%3,652,117
25-29156.424.6%3,000,434
30-34112.117.7%1,868,563
35-3968.610.8%966,237
40-4427.84.4%320,895
45-494.70.7%43,303
50-540.20.0%1,455