Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Central America, 1978

Central America
1978
Total fertility rate: 5.30
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-5 -1   1978  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Central America was 5.30 children per woman in 1978 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (253 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.6 years old. In total, 3,285,470 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.30
Births
3,285,470
Births per 1,000 people
38.3
Mean age of mothers
28.6
Births to mothers aged 15–19
17.9%
Net reproduction rate
2.30
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.0
Population
85,790,008
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
10-144.90.5%28,064
15-19122.911.6%588,155
20-24253.323.9%987,781
25-29246.623.3%770,570
30-34202.919.1%495,288
35-39150.714.2%291,284
40-4467.36.3%107,112
45-4911.61.1%16,681
50-540.40.0%534