Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Central America, 1976

Central America
1976
Total fertility rate: 5.60
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-5 -1   1976  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Central America was 5.60 children per woman in 1976 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (262 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.7 years old. In total, 3,229,099 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.60
Births
3,229,099
Births per 1,000 people
39.7
Mean age of mothers
28.7
Births to mothers aged 15–19
17.7%
Net reproduction rate
2.38
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.9
Population
81,374,341
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
10-145.40.5%29,419
15-19128.011.4%572,511
20-24262.123.4%956,952
25-29258.323.1%750,131
30-34217.919.5%496,613
35-39163.114.6%292,337
40-4472.36.5%113,292
45-4912.51.1%17,302
50-540.50.0%540