Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Trinidad and Tobago, 1956

Trinidad and Tobago
1956
Total fertility rate: 5.27
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-5 -1   1956  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Trinidad and Tobago was 5.27 children per woman in 1956 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (303 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.2 years old. In total, 28,567 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.27
Births
28,567
Births per 1,000 people
37.5
Mean age of mothers
27.2
Births to mothers aged 15–19
17.3%
Net reproduction rate
2.31
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.3
Population
761,687
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
10-141.70.2%73
15-19144.913.8%4,942
20-24302.728.8%8,595
25-29254.024.2%6,892
30-34186.517.8%4,649
35-39119.411.4%2,630
40-4436.33.5%713
45-494.20.4%71
50-540.10.0%1