Fertility in Central America, 1961

Central America
1961
Total fertility rate: 6.80
Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother
1961
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The total fertility rate of Central America was 6.80 children per woman in 1961 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (320 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.9 years old. In total, 2,415,550 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.80
Births
2,415,550
Births per 1,000 people
46.9
Mean age of mothers
28.9
Births to mothers aged 15–19
14.4%
Net reproduction rate
2.60
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.9
Population
51,535,450
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
10-146.90.5%22,233
15-19133.39.8%347,705
20-24314.123.1%655,179
25-29319.923.5%581,217
30-34276.720.4%440,181
35-39203.114.9%265,689
40-4489.16.6%89,897
45-4915.01.1%12,979
50-540.60.0%472