The total fertility rate of Latin America and the Caribbean is projected at 1.73 children per woman in 2032 — below the replacement level of about 2.1. Births are projected to be most frequent among women aged 25-29 (86 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother would be 27.9 years old. In total, 8,845,453 babies are projected to be born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024 (medium-variant projection).

Key indicators, 2032

Total fertility rate

1.73

Births

8,845,453

Births per 1,000 people

12.7

Mean age of mothers

27.9

Births to mothers aged 15–19

12.4%

Net reproduction rate

0.83

Boys per 100 girls at birth

104.3

Population

694,747,549

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.

Fertility by age of mother, 2032

Mother's age	Births per 1,000 women	Share of total fertility	Births
10-14	1.3	0.4%	30,854
15-19	43.7	12.6%	1,092,610
20-24	84.5	24.4%	2,146,356
25-29	86.4	24.9%	2,204,467
30-34	70.8	20.4%	1,839,061
35-39	44.8	12.9%	1,157,469
40-44	14.0	4.0%	352,837
45-49	0.9	0.3%	21,687
50-54	0.0	0.0%	94

Fertility in Latin America and the Caribbean by year

Fertility in Latin America and the Caribbean, 2032

Year

Country