Fertility in Martinique, 1955

Martinique
1955
Total fertility rate: 5.69
Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother
1955
Hover a column for the exact rate. Adding up all the rates (× 5 years ÷ 1,000) gives the total fertility rate.
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-5 -1   1955  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Martinique was 5.69 children per woman in 1955 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (296 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 30.2 years old. In total, 10,143 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.69
Births
10,143
Births per 1,000 people
38.9
Mean age of mothers
30.2
Births to mothers aged 15–19
7.4%
Net reproduction rate
2.47
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.2
Population
261,042
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
10-140.30.0%4
15-1962.15.5%746
20-24219.519.3%2,306
25-29295.826.0%2,752
30-34263.723.2%2,232
35-39189.216.6%1,363
40-4493.98.3%662
45-4912.41.1%73
50-540.40.0%1