Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Latin America and the Caribbean, 1996

Latin America and the Caribbean
1996
Total fertility rate: 2.85
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-5 -1   1996  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Latin America and the Caribbean was 2.85 children per woman in 1996 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (157 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.1 years old. In total, 11,873,140 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.85
Births
11,873,140
Births per 1,000 people
24.2
Mean age of mothers
27.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
18.0%
Net reproduction rate
1.32
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.5
Population
490,233,949
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%79,800
15-1985.815.0%2,139,761
20-24157.427.6%3,581,276
25-29139.524.4%2,867,675
30-34100.417.6%1,892,184
35-3959.010.3%967,733
40-4422.13.9%304,360
45-493.50.6%39,191
50-540.10.0%1,133