Fertility in Central America, 1970

Central America
1970
Total fertility rate: 6.46
Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother
1970
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The total fertility rate of Central America was 6.46 children per woman in 1970 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (309 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.0 years old. In total, 3,023,261 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.46
Births
3,023,261
Births per 1,000 people
44.1
Mean age of mothers
29.0
Births to mothers aged 15–19
15.7%
Net reproduction rate
2.65
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.9
Population
68,527,248
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%29,583
15-19129.510.0%475,131
20-24289.622.4%855,371
25-29309.023.9%721,716
30-34263.520.4%486,759
35-39192.614.9%316,194
40-4485.46.6%121,182
45-4914.71.1%16,818
50-540.60.0%514