Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Central America, 1979

Central America
1979
Total fertility rate: 5.11
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-5 -1   1979  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Central America was 5.11 children per woman in 1979 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (247 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.5 years old. In total, 3,287,450 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.11
Births
3,287,450
Births per 1,000 people
37.4
Mean age of mothers
28.5
Births to mothers aged 15–19
18.2%
Net reproduction rate
2.23
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.1
Population
88,016,277
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
10-144.60.5%27,332
15-19120.611.8%597,824
20-24247.324.2%996,527
25-29238.623.4%770,873
30-34193.018.9%489,737
35-39142.213.9%285,819
40-4463.66.2%102,618
45-4911.11.1%16,183
50-540.40.0%532