Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Latin America and the Caribbean, 1994

Latin America and the Caribbean
1994
Total fertility rate: 2.98
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-5 -1   1994  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Latin America and the Caribbean was 2.98 children per woman in 1994 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (164 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.2 years old. In total, 11,962,497 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.98
Births
11,962,497
Births per 1,000 people
25.2
Mean age of mothers
27.2
Births to mothers aged 15–19
17.6%
Net reproduction rate
1.37
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.5
Population
474,323,149
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
10-142.90.5%76,943
15-1986.814.6%2,107,762
20-24164.427.6%3,628,922
25-29146.124.5%2,925,812
30-34105.117.6%1,900,539
35-3962.610.5%967,728
40-4424.24.1%312,873
45-493.90.7%40,668
50-540.10.0%1,242