|
COUNTRY |
1960 |
1970 |
1975 |
1980 |
1985 |
1990 |
1991 |
1992 |
1993 |
1994 |
1995 |
2020 (Proj.) |
|
Bahamas |
3.8 |
3.1 |
2.9 |
2.8 |
2.5 |
2.1 |
2.1 |
2.0 |
2.0 |
2.0 |
2.0 |
2.1 |
|
Barbados |
4.5 |
3.1 |
2.5 |
2.1 |
1.8 |
1.7 |
1.8 |
1.8 |
1.8 |
1.8 |
1.8 |
2.1 |
|
Cuba |
4.2 |
3.9 |
2.8 |
2.0 |
1.8 |
1.8 |
1.8 |
1.8 |
1.8 |
1.8 |
1.8 |
2.1 |
|
Dominican Republic |
7.4 |
6.2 |
5.2 |
4.3 |
3.7 |
3.3 |
3.2 |
3.1 |
3.1 |
3.0 |
2.9 |
2.2 |
|
Guadeloupe |
5.6 |
4.9 |
3.8 |
2.8 |
2.5 |
2.4 |
2.4 |
2.3 |
2.3 |
2.3 |
2.3 |
2.1 |
|
Haiti |
6.3 |
5.9 |
5.6 |
5.3 |
5.1 |
4.9 |
4.9 |
4.8 |
4.8 |
4.7 |
4.7 |
3.8 |
|
Jamaica |
5.4 |
5.4 |
4.5 |
3.8 |
3.1 |
2.5 |
2.4 |
2.4 |
2.3 |
2.3 |
2.2 |
2.1 |
|
Martinique |
5.6 |
4.5 |
3.4 |
2.4 |
2.1 |
2.0 |
2.0 |
2.0 |
2.0 |
2.0 |
2.0 |
2.1 |
|
Trinidad and Tobago |
5.1 |
3.6 |
3.4 |
3.3 |
3.0 |
2.6 |
2.5 |
2.4 |
2.4 |
2.4 |
2.3 |
2.1 |
|
CARIBBEAN |
5.4 |
4.9 |
4.1 |
3.4 |
3.1 |
2.9 |
2.9 |
2.8 |
2.8 |
2.8 |
2.8 |
2.6 |
|
Belize |
6.5 |
6.3 |
6.2 |
5.8 |
5.1 |
4.4 |
4.3 |
4.2 |
4.1 |
4.0 |
3.9 |
2.1 |
|
Costa Rica |
7.0 |
5.1 |
4.1 |
3.7 |
3.4 |
3.3 |
3.2 |
3.2 |
3.1 |
3.1 |
3.0 |
2.4 |
|
El Salvador |
6.8 |
6.4 |
5.9 |
5.4 |
4.8 |
4.3 |
4.2 |
4.1 |
4.0 |
3.9 |
3.8 |
2.4 |
|
Guatemala |
6.9 |
6.5 |
6.4 |
6.3 |
5.9 |
5.6 |
5.5 |
5.4 |
5.3 |
5.2 |
5.1 |
3.1 |
|
Honduras |
7.5 |
7.2 |
6.8 |
6.3 |
5.7 |
5.1 |
5.1 |
5.0 |
4.9 |
4.7 |
4.6 |
2.5 |
|
Nicaragua |
7.4 |
7.0 |
6.6 |
6.2 |
5.8 |
5.3 |
5.2 |
5.1 |
5.0 |
4.9 |
4.8 |
2.7 |
|
Panama |
5.9 |
5.3 |
4.5 |
3.8 |
3.4 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
2.9 |
2.9 |
2.8 |
2.8 |
2.1 |
|
CENTRAL AMERICA |
6.9 |
6.4 |
6.0 |
5.6 |
5.1 |
4.7 |
4.6 |
4.6 |
4.5 |
4.4 |
4.3 |
2.7 |
|
Argentina |
3.1 |
3.1 |
3.3 |
3.3 |
3.1 |
2.9 |
2.8 |
2.8 |
2.8 |
2.7 |
2.7 |
2.1 |
|
Bolivia |
6.7 |
6.5 |
6.2 |
5.6 |
5.2 |
4.9 |
4.9 |
4.8 |
4.8 |
4.7 |
4.6 |
2.7 |
|
Brazil |
6.2 |
5.0 |
4.5 |
3.9 |
3.4 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
2.9 |
2.9 |
2.8 |
2.8 |
2.1 |
|
Chile |
5.3 |
4.0 |
3.3 |
2.8 |
2.7 |
2.6 |
2.6 |
2.6 |
2.5 |
2.5 |
2.5 |
2.1 |
|
Colombia |
6.8 |
5.5 |
4.4 |
3.8 |
3.2 |
2.8 |
2.7 |
2.7 |
2.7 |
2.6 |
2.6 |
2.1 |
|
Ecuador |
6.7 |
6.3 |
5.7 |
5.1 |
4.4 |
3.8 |
3.7 |
3.6 |
3.5 |
3.4 |
3.3 |
2.1 |
|
Guyana |
6.5 |
5.5 |
4.4 |
3.6 |
3.0 |
2.7 |
2.6 |
2.6 |
2.5 |
2.5 |
2.4 |
2.1 |
|
Paraguay |
6.8 |
6.0 |
5.3 |
4.8 |
4.7 |
4.5 |
4.4 |
4.3 |
4.3 |
4.2 |
4.1 |
2.6 |
|
Peru |
6.9 |
6.3 |
5.7 |
5.0 |
4.2 |
3.6 |
3.5 |
3.4 |
3.4 |
3.3 |
3.3 |
2.3 |
|
Suriname |
6.6 |
5.6 |
4.7 |
3.8 |
3.2 |
2.8 |
2.8 |
2.7 |
2.7 |
2.6 |
2.5 |
2.1 |
|
Uruguay |
2.9 |
2.9 |
2.9 |
2.7 |
2.5 |
2.4 |
2.4 |
2.3 |
2.3 |
2.3 |
2.3 |
2.1 |
|
Venezuela |
6.6 |
5.4 |
4.7 |
4.2 |
3.8 |
3.5 |
3.4 |
3.3 |
3.3 |
3.2 |
3.1 |
2.2 |
|
SOUTH AMERICA |
5.7 |
4.9 |
4.4 |
3.9 |
3.5 |
3.1 |
3.1 |
3.0 |
2.9 |
2.9 |
2.9 |
2.1 |
|
Mexico |
6.8 |
6.5 |
5.7 |
4.7 |
4.0 |
3.5 |
3.4 |
3.3 |
3.2 |
3.1 |
3.0 |
2.1 |
|
LAC REGION |
5.9 |
5.3 |
4.7 |
4.1 |
3.6 |
3.3 |
3.2 |
3.1 |
3.1 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
2.2 |
Source: Center for International Health Information (CIHI), April 1996.
Estimates and projections of Total Fertility are based on interpolations between 5-year period estimates drawn from the U.N. World Population Prospects, 1994 Revision.
Definition: The estimated average number of children a woman would bear in her lifetime given current age-specific fertility rates.
Subregional and regional totals are weighted averages where the weights are the number of women ages 15-49 years.
U.S. Agency for International Development
Washington D.C. 1996.
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