Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Central America, 1963

Central America
1963
Total fertility rate: 6.81
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-5 -1   1963  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Central America was 6.81 children per woman in 1963 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (324 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.0 years old. In total, 2,563,147 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.81
Births
2,563,147
Births per 1,000 people
46.7
Mean age of mothers
29.0
Births to mothers aged 15–19
14.5%
Net reproduction rate
2.66
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.9
Population
54,900,476
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
10-146.70.5%23,238
15-19132.69.7%372,291
20-24312.122.9%704,491
25-29324.223.8%603,861
30-34277.320.4%461,395
35-39203.614.9%285,050
40-4490.16.6%99,022
45-4915.01.1%13,314
50-540.60.0%476