Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Central America, 1962

Central America
1962
Total fertility rate: 6.81
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-5 -1   1962  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Central America was 6.81 children per woman in 1962 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (322 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.9 years old. In total, 2,489,016 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.81
Births
2,489,016
Births per 1,000 people
46.8
Mean age of mothers
28.9
Births to mothers aged 15–19
14.5%
Net reproduction rate
2.63
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.9
Population
53,185,621
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
10-146.80.5%22,831
15-19133.29.8%359,946
20-24313.223.0%678,707
25-29322.223.7%592,601
30-34277.220.4%451,637
35-39203.214.9%275,401
40-4489.76.6%94,292
45-4915.01.1%13,120
50-540.60.0%479