Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Central America, 1973

Central America
1973
Total fertility rate: 6.09
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-5 -1   1973  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Central America was 6.09 children per woman in 1973 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (285 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.9 years old. In total, 3,152,713 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.09
Births
3,152,713
Births per 1,000 people
42.1
Mean age of mothers
28.9
Births to mothers aged 15–19
16.7%
Net reproduction rate
2.56
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.7
Population
74,856,199
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%31,212
15-19130.110.7%527,277
20-24276.122.7%911,741
25-29285.123.4%737,750
30-34245.020.1%500,877
35-39180.414.8%303,770
40-4480.66.6%121,965
45-4913.81.1%17,582
50-540.60.0%544