Fertility in Central America, 1960

Central America
1960
Total fertility rate: 6.79
Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother
1960
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The total fertility rate of Central America was 6.79 children per woman in 1960 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (318 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.9 years old. In total, 2,351,158 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.79
Births
2,351,158
Births per 1,000 people
47.1
Mean age of mothers
28.9
Births to mothers aged 15–19
14.3%
Net reproduction rate
2.58
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.9
Population
49,968,976
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
10-147.00.5%21,619
15-19133.69.8%336,211
20-24315.023.2%637,825
25-29318.223.4%570,859
30-34276.320.4%428,746
35-39203.415.0%256,212
40-4488.36.5%86,323
45-4915.11.1%12,894
50-540.70.0%467