Fertility in Central America, 1951

Central America
1951
Total fertility rate: 6.72
Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother
1951
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-5 -1   1951  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Central America was 6.72 children per woman in 1951 — 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 28.9 years old. In total, 1,899,730 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.72
Births
1,899,730
Births per 1,000 people
49.2
Mean age of mothers
28.9
Births to mothers aged 15–19
14.1%
Net reproduction rate
2.23
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.0
Population
38,615,820
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
10-147.30.5%15,823
15-19137.110.2%267,875
20-24308.622.9%545,677
25-29313.423.3%461,472
30-34274.820.4%316,917
35-39200.414.9%202,351
40-4488.16.5%77,784
45-4915.91.2%11,425
50-540.70.1%406