Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Latin America and the Caribbean, 1992

Latin America and the Caribbean
1992
Total fertility rate: 3.10
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-5 -1   1992  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Latin America and the Caribbean was 3.10 children per woman in 1992 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (170 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.3 years old. In total, 11,958,844 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
3.10
Births
11,958,844
Births per 1,000 people
26.1
Mean age of mothers
27.3
Births to mothers aged 15–19
17.3%
Net reproduction rate
1.42
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.5
Population
458,219,791
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%76,443
15-1987.614.1%2,071,459
20-24170.127.4%3,635,552
25-29152.524.6%2,973,937
30-34109.417.6%1,876,429
35-3966.410.7%963,957
40-4426.44.3%317,276
45-494.40.7%42,396
50-540.20.0%1,389