Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Latin America and the Caribbean, 2006

Latin America and the Caribbean
2006
Total fertility rate: 2.30
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-5 -1   2006  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Latin America and the Caribbean was 2.30 children per woman in 2006 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (124 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 26.9 years old. In total, 10,967,924 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.30
Births
10,967,924
Births per 1,000 people
19.5
Mean age of mothers
26.9
Births to mothers aged 15–19
18.5%
Net reproduction rate
1.08
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.5
Population
562,854,900
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
10-143.20.7%86,354
15-1975.516.4%2,028,272
20-24124.027.0%3,192,544
25-29111.624.3%2,660,336
30-3482.517.9%1,787,326
35-3946.310.1%912,169
40-4414.93.2%269,757
45-491.90.4%30,479
50-540.10.0%659