Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Central America, 1956

Central America
1956
Total fertility rate: 6.76
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1956  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Central America was 6.76 children per woman in 1956 — 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, 2,131,581 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.76
Births
2,131,581
Births per 1,000 people
48.0
Mean age of mothers
28.9
Births to mothers aged 15–19
13.7%
Net reproduction rate
2.44
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.9
Population
44,391,709
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
10-147.40.5%19,578
15-19136.510.1%291,557
20-24311.623.0%593,403
25-29315.323.3%530,977
30-34275.620.4%382,252
35-39202.615.0%219,174
40-4487.16.4%81,554
45-4915.61.2%12,644
50-540.70.1%434