Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Latin America and the Caribbean, 2012

Latin America and the Caribbean
2012
Total fertility rate: 2.13
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-5 -1   2012  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Latin America and the Caribbean was 2.13 children per woman in 2012 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (112 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 26.9 years old. In total, 10,721,093 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.13
Births
10,721,093
Births per 1,000 people
17.8
Mean age of mothers
26.9
Births to mothers aged 15–19
18.4%
Net reproduction rate
1.01
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.5
Population
601,576,921
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%83,128
15-1972.817.0%1,972,658
20-24112.426.3%2,976,078
25-29101.123.6%2,565,651
30-3479.218.5%1,877,201
35-3944.310.4%958,335
40-4413.43.1%262,826
45-491.40.3%24,875
50-540.00.0%337