Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Trinidad and Tobago, 1973

Trinidad and Tobago
1973
Total fertility rate: 3.47
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-5 -1   1973  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Trinidad and Tobago was 3.47 children per woman in 1973 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (189 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.5 years old. In total, 28,424 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
3.47
Births
28,424
Births per 1,000 people
27.7
Mean age of mothers
27.5
Births to mothers aged 15–19
19.3%
Net reproduction rate
1.59
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.0
Population
1,027,851
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
10-141.00.1%67
15-1988.912.8%5,494
20-24188.927.2%9,564
25-29180.926.1%6,946
30-34127.818.4%3,740
35-3977.511.2%1,939
40-4425.83.7%595
45-493.60.5%78
50-540.10.0%2