Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Trinidad and Tobago, 1979

Trinidad and Tobago
1979
Total fertility rate: 3.13
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-5 -1   1979  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Trinidad and Tobago was 3.13 children per woman in 1979 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (178 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.2 years old. In total, 31,418 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
3.13
Births
31,418
Births per 1,000 people
28.4
Mean age of mothers
27.2
Births to mothers aged 15–19
18.3%
Net reproduction rate
1.45
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.2
Population
1,107,640
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
10-141.40.2%88
15-1985.913.7%5,752
20-24177.628.3%10,642
25-29155.124.7%7,898
30-34115.618.4%4,473
35-3968.810.9%2,002
40-4421.13.4%504
45-492.60.4%56
50-540.10.0%1