Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Latin America and the Caribbean, 1995

Latin America and the Caribbean
1995
Total fertility rate: 2.92
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-5 -1   1995  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Latin America and the Caribbean was 2.92 children per woman in 1995 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (161 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.2 years old. In total, 11,939,205 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.92
Births
11,939,205
Births per 1,000 people
24.8
Mean age of mothers
27.2
Births to mothers aged 15–19
17.8%
Net reproduction rate
1.35
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.5
Population
482,311,061
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%78,270
15-1986.314.8%2,124,309
20-24161.127.6%3,611,853
25-29143.024.5%2,901,108
30-34102.917.6%1,903,137
35-3960.910.4%969,524
40-4423.24.0%309,799
45-493.70.6%40,010
50-540.10.0%1,181