Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Central America, 1968

Central America
1968
Total fertility rate: 6.64
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-5 -1   1968  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Central America was 6.64 children per woman in 1968 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (320 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.0 years old. In total, 2,908,435 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.64
Births
2,908,435
Births per 1,000 people
45.1
Mean age of mothers
29.0
Births to mothers aged 15–19
15.1%
Net reproduction rate
2.69
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.9
Population
64,419,971
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
10-146.50.5%26,933
15-19128.29.7%439,409
20-24299.422.6%816,142
25-29319.924.1%692,002
30-34271.020.4%482,886
35-39199.015.0%317,319
40-4487.76.6%117,380
45-4915.21.1%15,860
50-540.60.0%505