Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Central America, 1953

Central America
1953
Total fertility rate: 6.74
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1953  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Central America was 6.74 children per woman in 1953 — 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, 1,990,546 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.74
Births
1,990,546
Births per 1,000 people
48.8
Mean age of mothers
28.9
Births to mothers aged 15–19
13.8%
Net reproduction rate
2.32
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.0
Population
40,762,607
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%17,025
15-19137.810.2%274,380
20-24310.123.0%568,818
25-29314.323.3%491,502
30-34275.620.4%341,533
35-39200.314.8%204,707
40-4487.86.5%80,248
45-4915.81.2%11,920
50-540.70.1%419