Fertility in Central America, 1955

Central America
1955
Total fertility rate: 6.75
Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother
1955
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-5 -1   1955  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Central America was 6.75 children per woman in 1955 — 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, 2,080,875 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.75
Births
2,080,875
Births per 1,000 people
48.2
Mean age of mothers
28.9
Births to mothers aged 15–19
13.7%
Net reproduction rate
2.40
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.0
Population
43,128,006
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%18,886
15-19137.210.2%284,044
20-24310.723.0%585,047
25-29314.623.3%517,850
30-34275.220.4%368,462
35-39201.514.9%212,350
40-4487.46.5%81,390
45-4915.71.2%12,417
50-540.70.0%424