Fertility in Central America, 1975

Central America
1975
Total fertility rate: 5.77
Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother
1975
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-5 -1   1975  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Central America was 5.77 children per woman in 1975 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (267 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.7 years old. In total, 3,205,687 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.77
Births
3,205,687
Births per 1,000 people
40.5
Mean age of mothers
28.7
Births to mothers aged 15–19
17.4%
Net reproduction rate
2.46
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.8
Population
79,197,251
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
10-145.80.5%30,229
15-19128.811.2%557,381
20-24266.923.1%942,381
25-29267.123.2%746,451
30-34226.819.7%499,854
35-39169.314.7%294,812
40-4475.16.5%116,525
45-4913.01.1%17,510
50-540.50.0%546