Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Central America, 1985

Central America
1985
Total fertility rate: 4.30
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1985  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Central America was 4.30 children per woman in 1985 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (223 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.1 years old. In total, 3,436,868 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
4.30
Births
3,436,868
Births per 1,000 people
34.1
Mean age of mothers
28.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
16.8%
Net reproduction rate
1.93
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.0
Population
100,924,239
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
10-143.00.4%20,078
15-1999.011.5%576,725
20-24223.325.9%1,093,433
25-29209.524.3%836,431
30-34159.318.5%515,307
35-39112.513.1%288,542
40-4445.85.3%93,128
45-497.80.9%12,797
50-540.30.0%434