Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Central America, 1983

Central America
1983
Total fertility rate: 4.51
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1983  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Central America was 4.51 children per woman in 1983 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (231 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.2 years old. In total, 3,369,726 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
4.51
Births
3,369,726
Births per 1,000 people
34.9
Mean age of mothers
28.2
Births to mothers aged 15–19
17.5%
Net reproduction rate
2.01
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.0
Population
96,559,261
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
10-143.50.4%22,447
15-19105.611.7%588,908
20-24231.125.6%1,063,960
25-29216.023.9%804,533
30-34167.718.6%501,191
35-39119.713.3%280,454
40-4450.45.6%94,095
45-498.91.0%13,644
50-540.40.0%486