Fertility in Central America, 1950

Central America
1950
Total fertility rate: 6.70
Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother
1950
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-5 -1   1950  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Central America was 6.70 children per woman in 1950 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (313 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.0 years old. In total, 1,851,993 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.70
Births
1,851,993
Births per 1,000 people
49.2
Mean age of mothers
29.0
Births to mothers aged 15–19
14.2%
Net reproduction rate
2.19
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.0
Population
37,615,700
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
10-147.40.6%15,563
15-19136.110.1%263,245
20-24307.322.9%531,505
25-29312.623.3%444,990
30-34273.920.4%307,884
35-39200.214.9%201,177
40-4488.06.6%76,020
45-4915.91.2%11,214
50-540.70.1%394