Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Trinidad and Tobago, 1957

Trinidad and Tobago
1957
Total fertility rate: 5.28
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-5 -1   1957  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Trinidad and Tobago was 5.28 children per woman in 1957 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (308 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.3 years old. In total, 29,181 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.28
Births
29,181
Births per 1,000 people
37.3
Mean age of mothers
27.3
Births to mothers aged 15–19
17.0%
Net reproduction rate
2.33
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.3
Population
782,501
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
10-141.50.1%69
15-19138.613.2%4,959
20-24308.429.3%8,966
25-29255.024.2%6,917
30-34187.717.8%4,774
35-39120.011.4%2,696
40-4436.33.5%726
45-494.30.4%74
50-540.10.0%1