Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Latin America and the Caribbean, 1993

Latin America and the Caribbean
1993
Total fertility rate: 3.04
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-5 -1   1993  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Latin America and the Caribbean was 3.04 children per woman in 1993 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (167 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.3 years old. In total, 11,979,477 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
3.04
Births
11,979,477
Births per 1,000 people
25.7
Mean age of mothers
27.3
Births to mothers aged 15–19
17.5%
Net reproduction rate
1.39
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.5
Population
466,312,645
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%76,344
15-1987.414.4%2,093,568
20-24167.527.5%3,639,299
25-29149.424.5%2,955,516
30-34107.217.6%1,890,959
35-3964.410.6%965,294
40-4425.34.2%315,721
45-494.20.7%41,440
50-540.20.0%1,311