Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Trinidad and Tobago, 1972

Trinidad and Tobago
1972
Total fertility rate: 3.55
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-5 -1   1972  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Trinidad and Tobago was 3.55 children per woman in 1972 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (197 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.6 years old. In total, 27,960 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
3.55
Births
27,960
Births per 1,000 people
27.5
Mean age of mothers
27.6
Births to mothers aged 15–19
18.7%
Net reproduction rate
1.63
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.8
Population
1,014,921
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
10-140.90.1%61
15-1986.012.1%5,232
20-24197.027.7%9,545
25-29183.125.8%6,690
30-34131.218.5%3,709
35-3980.311.3%1,997
40-4428.14.0%646
45-493.70.5%78
50-540.10.0%1