Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Trinidad and Tobago, 1985

Trinidad and Tobago
1985
Total fertility rate: 2.99
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-5 -1   1985  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Trinidad and Tobago was 2.99 children per woman in 1985 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (175 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.0 years old. In total, 32,929 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.99
Births
32,929
Births per 1,000 people
27.7
Mean age of mothers
27.0
Births to mothers aged 15–19
14.6%
Net reproduction rate
1.40
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.6
Population
1,187,366
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
10-141.20.2%72
15-1985.114.1%4,820
20-24174.829.0%10,960
25-29156.826.0%8,967
30-34104.217.3%5,232
35-3960.610.1%2,324
40-4418.03.0%513
45-491.70.3%40
50-540.00.0%0