Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Central America, 1954

Central America
1954
Total fertility rate: 6.75
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1954  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Central America was 6.75 children per woman in 1954 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (315 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.9 years old. In total, 2,037,854 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.75
Births
2,037,854
Births per 1,000 people
48.6
Mean age of mothers
28.9
Births to mothers aged 15–19
13.7%
Net reproduction rate
2.36
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.0
Population
41,916,888
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%17,929
15-19137.910.2%278,903
20-24310.923.0%578,226
25-29314.923.3%505,693
30-34275.820.4%355,620
35-39200.914.9%207,839
40-4487.76.5%81,043
45-4915.81.2%12,181
50-540.70.1%422