Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Latin America and the Caribbean, 2011

Latin America and the Caribbean
2011
Total fertility rate: 2.16
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The total fertility rate of Latin America and the Caribbean was 2.16 children per woman in 2011 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (114 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 26.9 years old. In total, 10,790,123 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.16
Births
10,790,123
Births per 1,000 people
18.1
Mean age of mothers
26.9
Births to mothers aged 15–19
18.4%
Net reproduction rate
1.03
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.5
Population
595,242,688
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
10-143.10.7%83,965
15-1973.216.9%1,983,859
20-24114.226.4%3,013,835
25-29103.223.8%2,601,260
30-3479.818.4%1,864,674
35-3944.910.4%955,858
40-4413.53.1%260,628
45-491.40.3%25,648
50-540.00.0%389