Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Trinidad and Tobago, 1988

Trinidad and Tobago
1988
Total fertility rate: 2.65
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-5 -1   1988  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Trinidad and Tobago was 2.65 children per woman in 1988 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (158 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.0 years old. In total, 29,353 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.65
Births
29,353
Births per 1,000 people
23.9
Mean age of mothers
27.0
Births to mothers aged 15–19
12.7%
Net reproduction rate
1.24
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.7
Population
1,230,069
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%70
15-1967.512.7%3,728
20-24157.829.8%9,129
25-29140.726.5%8,521
30-3496.218.1%5,170
35-3949.29.3%2,165
40-4415.93.0%524
45-491.70.3%43
50-540.10.0%1