Fertility rate, total in Latin America & Caribbean
Latin America & Caribbean: Fertility rate, total was 1.79 births per woman in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
1.79 births per woman
Change on year
down 0.5%
Rank
32nd
of 47 groups
All-time high
5.87 births per woman
in 1960
All-time low
1.79 births per woman
in 2024
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Fertility rate, total in Latin America & Caribbean, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in births per woman.
Analysis
The most recent figure for fertility rate, total in Latin America & Caribbean is 1.79 births per woman, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 14.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate, total in Latin America & Caribbean peaked at 5.87 births per woman in 1960 and was at its lowest, 1.79 births per woman, in 2024.
Latin America & Caribbean ranks 32nd of 47 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Fertility rate, total in Latin America & Caribbean, year by year
| Year | births per woman | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 5.87 births per woman | — |
| 1961 | 5.86 births per woman | -0.2% |
| 1962 | 5.85 births per woman | -0.2% |
| 1963 | 5.83 births per woman | -0.4% |
| 1964 | 5.77 births per woman | -1.0% |
| 1965 | 5.69 births per woman | -1.4% |
| 1966 | 5.59 births per woman | -1.7% |
| 1967 | 5.48 births per woman | -1.9% |
| 1968 | 5.38 births per woman | -1.9% |
| 1969 | 5.28 births per woman | -1.8% |
| 1970 | 5.18 births per woman | -1.8% |
| 1971 | 5.09 births per woman | -1.8% |
| 1972 | 4.98 births per woman | -2.1% |
| 1973 | 4.88 births per woman | -2.1% |
| 1974 | 4.76 births per woman | -2.4% |
| 1975 | 4.66 births per woman | -2.3% |
| 1976 | 4.56 births per woman | -2.1% |
| 1977 | 4.46 births per woman | -2.1% |
| 1978 | 4.36 births per woman | -2.2% |
| 1979 | 4.26 births per woman | -2.4% |
| 1980 | 4.15 births per woman | -2.5% |
| 1981 | 4.05 births per woman | -2.3% |
| 1982 | 3.97 births per woman | -2.2% |
| 1983 | 3.87 births per woman | -2.4% |
| 1984 | 3.77 births per woman | -2.5% |
| 1985 | 3.68 births per woman | -2.5% |
| 1986 | 3.59 births per woman | -2.4% |
| 1987 | 3.49 births per woman | -2.7% |
| 1988 | 3.4 births per woman | -2.5% |
| 1989 | 3.33 births per woman | -2.3% |
| 1990 | 3.25 births per woman | -2.2% |
| 1991 | 3.18 births per woman | -2.2% |
| 1992 | 3.11 births per woman | -2.3% |
| 1993 | 3.05 births per woman | -1.9% |
| 1994 | 2.99 births per woman | -2.0% |
| 1995 | 2.92 births per woman | -2.0% |
| 1996 | 2.85 births per woman | -2.4% |
| 1997 | 2.8 births per woman | -2.0% |
| 1998 | 2.74 births per woman | -2.0% |
| 1999 | 2.68 births per woman | -2.4% |
| 2000 | 2.61 births per woman | -2.5% |
| 2001 | 2.54 births per woman | -2.6% |
| 2002 | 2.48 births per woman | -2.4% |
| 2003 | 2.42 births per woman | -2.4% |
| 2004 | 2.38 births per woman | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 2.34 births per woman | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 2.3 births per woman | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 2.26 births per woman | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 2.23 births per woman | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 2.21 births per woman | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 2.18 births per woman | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 2.16 births per woman | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 2.13 births per woman | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 2.11 births per woman | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 2.09 births per woman | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 2.06 births per woman | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 2.01 births per woman | -2.6% |
| 2017 | 1.98 births per woman | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 1.96 births per woman | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 1.92 births per woman | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 1.86 births per woman | -3.1% |
| 2021 | 1.83 births per woman | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 1.81 births per woman | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 1.8 births per woman | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 1.79 births per woman | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.66 births per woman | 5.28 births per woman | 5.87 births per woman | 10 |
| 1970s | 4.72 births per woman | 4.26 births per woman | 5.18 births per woman | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.73 births per woman | 3.33 births per woman | 4.15 births per woman | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.96 births per woman | 2.68 births per woman | 3.25 births per woman | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.38 births per woman | 2.21 births per woman | 2.61 births per woman | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.06 births per woman | 1.92 births per woman | 2.18 births per woman | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.82 births per woman | 1.79 births per woman | 1.86 births per woman | 5 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean
- 29 Liberia 3.86 births per woman compare
- 30 Comoros 3.82 births per woman compare
- 31 Samoa 3.8 births per woman compare
- 32 South Sudan 3.79 births per woman compare
- 33 Senegal 3.77 births per woman compare
- 34 Guinea-Bissau 3.76 births per woman compare
- 35 Sierra Leone 3.7 births per woman compare
More health data for Latin America & Caribbean
- Population ages 55-59, male, annual growth rate 1.34 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, annual growth rate 2.41 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, male, per capita 0.0245 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, female, annual growth rate 0.2931 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, male, per capita 0.0277 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, annual growth rate 1.31 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility rate, total in Latin America & Caribbean?
- Fertility rate, total in Latin America & Caribbean was 1.79 births per woman in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest fertility rate, total recorded in Latin America & Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 5.87 births per woman in 1960.
- What is the lowest fertility rate, total recorded in Latin America & Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.79 births per woman in 2024.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean rank for fertility rate, total?
- Latin America & Caribbean ranks 32nd out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is fertility rate, total rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Latin America & Caribbean data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Fertility rate, total (births per woman). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total fertility rate represents the number of children that would be born to a woman if she were to live to the end of her childbearing years and bear children in accordance with age-specific fertility rates of the specified year.