Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Central America, 1966

Central America
1966
Total fertility rate: 6.75
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-5 -1   1966  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Central America was 6.75 children per woman in 1966 — 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, 2,775,942 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.75
Births
2,775,942
Births per 1,000 people
45.9
Mean age of mothers
29.0
Births to mothers aged 15–19
14.7%
Net reproduction rate
2.70
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.9
Population
60,440,004
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%24,740
15-19128.99.6%409,116
20-24306.922.7%777,391
25-29325.724.1%651,584
30-34274.020.3%477,726
35-39202.615.0%309,163
40-4489.16.6%111,189
45-4915.21.1%14,549
50-540.60.0%484