Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Central America, 1965

Central America
1965
Total fertility rate: 6.79
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-5 -1   1965  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Central America was 6.79 children per woman in 1965 — 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, 2,707,590 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.79
Births
2,707,590
Births per 1,000 people
46.3
Mean age of mothers
29.0
Births to mothers aged 15–19
14.6%
Net reproduction rate
2.69
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.9
Population
58,528,464
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%23,791
15-19129.49.5%394,217
20-24309.822.8%756,804
25-29326.424.1%633,305
30-34275.820.3%474,417
35-39203.815.0%302,780
40-4489.86.6%107,731
45-4915.11.1%14,053
50-540.60.0%484