Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Trinidad and Tobago, 1989

Trinidad and Tobago
1989
Total fertility rate: 2.53
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-5 -1   1989  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Trinidad and Tobago was 2.53 children per woman in 1989 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (150 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.0 years old. In total, 27,953 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.53
Births
27,953
Births per 1,000 people
22.5
Mean age of mothers
27.0
Births to mothers aged 15–19
13.2%
Net reproduction rate
1.19
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.6
Population
1,241,600
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
10-141.10.2%68
15-1966.013.0%3,679
20-24150.329.7%8,410
25-29133.126.3%8,077
30-3491.318.0%4,952
35-3947.99.5%2,211
40-4414.62.9%508
45-491.70.3%44
50-540.10.0%1