Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Central America, 1974

Central America
1974
Total fertility rate: 5.94
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-5 -1   1974  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Central America was 5.94 children per woman in 1974 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (276 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.8 years old. In total, 3,185,094 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.94
Births
3,185,094
Births per 1,000 people
41.4
Mean age of mothers
28.8
Births to mothers aged 15–19
17.1%
Net reproduction rate
2.51
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.7
Population
77,018,684
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
10-146.20.5%31,113
15-19130.010.9%544,214
20-24271.522.9%926,963
25-29276.323.3%742,763
30-34236.719.9%502,680
35-39175.514.8%299,267
40-4478.26.6%119,912
45-4913.51.1%17,632
50-540.50.0%545