Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Central America, 1981

Central America
1981
Total fertility rate: 4.77
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-5 -1   1981  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Central America was 4.77 children per woman in 1981 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (239 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.3 years old. In total, 3,308,614 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
4.77
Births
3,308,614
Births per 1,000 people
35.8
Mean age of mothers
28.3
Births to mothers aged 15–19
18.1%
Net reproduction rate
2.10
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.0
Population
92,335,647
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
10-144.10.4%25,535
15-19112.911.8%598,793
20-24238.825.0%1,028,463
25-29224.923.6%777,207
30-34178.318.7%489,207
35-39128.713.5%277,975
40-4456.65.9%96,036
45-4910.01.0%14,868
50-540.40.0%523