Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Central America, 1982

Central America
1982
Total fertility rate: 4.64
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-5 -1   1982  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Central America was 4.64 children per woman in 1982 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (235 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.3 years old. In total, 3,338,258 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
4.64
Births
3,338,258
Births per 1,000 people
35.4
Mean age of mothers
28.3
Births to mothers aged 15–19
17.8%
Net reproduction rate
2.04
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.0
Population
94,423,076
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
10-143.80.4%23,948
15-19109.411.8%595,475
20-24235.325.4%1,047,684
25-29219.723.7%788,460
30-34172.518.6%494,445
35-39123.913.4%278,330
40-4453.55.8%95,157
45-499.41.0%14,244
50-540.40.0%509