Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Latin America and the Caribbean, 2002

Latin America and the Caribbean
2002
Total fertility rate: 2.48
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The total fertility rate of Latin America and the Caribbean was 2.48 children per woman in 2002 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (136 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 26.9 years old. In total, 11,343,362 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.48
Births
11,343,362
Births per 1,000 people
21.2
Mean age of mothers
26.9
Births to mothers aged 15–19
18.6%
Net reproduction rate
1.16
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.5
Population
535,741,248
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
10-143.20.6%86,853
15-1979.816.0%2,112,084
20-24136.427.4%3,384,644
25-29120.524.2%2,712,149
30-3488.317.8%1,799,462
35-3949.510.0%931,738
40-4417.03.4%281,396
45-492.50.5%34,128
50-540.10.0%883