Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Central America, 1964

Central America
1964
Total fertility rate: 6.82
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-5 -1   1964  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Central America was 6.82 children per woman in 1964 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (326 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.0 years old. In total, 2,638,262 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.82
Births
2,638,262
Births per 1,000 people
46.5
Mean age of mothers
29.0
Births to mothers aged 15–19
14.5%
Net reproduction rate
2.68
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.9
Population
56,680,700
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
10-146.40.5%23,120
15-19130.49.6%381,446
20-24312.222.9%733,600
25-29326.223.9%618,091
30-34277.120.3%469,386
35-39204.115.0%294,632
40-4490.36.6%103,845
45-4915.11.1%13,674
50-540.60.0%482