Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Trinidad and Tobago, 1978

Trinidad and Tobago
1978
Total fertility rate: 3.13
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-5 -1   1978  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Trinidad and Tobago was 3.13 children per woman in 1978 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (176 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.4 years old. In total, 30,444 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
3.13
Births
30,444
Births per 1,000 people
27.8
Mean age of mothers
27.4
Births to mothers aged 15–19
18.1%
Net reproduction rate
1.45
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.2
Population
1,093,380
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
10-141.30.2%82
15-1982.513.2%5,508
20-24175.828.0%10,435
25-29154.924.7%7,529
30-34118.318.9%4,355
35-3970.211.2%1,963
40-4421.53.4%510
45-492.70.4%60
50-540.10.0%1