Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Central America, 1952

Central America
1952
Total fertility rate: 6.73
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1952  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Central America was 6.73 children per woman in 1952 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (314 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.9 years old. In total, 1,945,282 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.73
Births
1,945,282
Births per 1,000 people
49.0
Mean age of mothers
28.9
Births to mothers aged 15–19
13.9%
Net reproduction rate
2.27
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.0
Population
39,664,217
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%16,311
15-19137.610.2%271,252
20-24309.523.0%558,166
25-29313.823.3%476,834
30-34275.320.4%328,259
35-39200.314.9%203,166
40-4488.16.5%79,217
45-4915.91.2%11,666
50-540.70.1%411