Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Latin America and the Caribbean, 1999

Latin America and the Caribbean
1999
Total fertility rate: 2.67
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-5 -1   1999  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Latin America and the Caribbean was 2.67 children per woman in 1999 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (147 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.0 years old. In total, 11,713,220 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.67
Births
11,713,220
Births per 1,000 people
22.8
Mean age of mothers
27.0
Births to mothers aged 15–19
18.6%
Net reproduction rate
1.25
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.5
Population
513,769,077
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
10-143.10.6%84,139
15-1984.115.7%2,178,101
20-24147.327.5%3,503,691
25-29130.324.3%2,804,084
30-3494.117.6%1,845,781
35-3954.210.1%965,387
40-4419.43.6%294,331
45-492.90.5%36,705
50-540.10.0%990