Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Central America, 1986

Central America
1986
Total fertility rate: 4.19
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1986  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Central America was 4.19 children per woman in 1986 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (219 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.1 years old. In total, 3,464,791 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
4.19
Births
3,464,791
Births per 1,000 people
33.6
Mean age of mothers
28.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
16.9%
Net reproduction rate
1.89
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.9
Population
103,128,374
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
10-142.90.3%19,592
15-1998.211.7%584,716
20-24219.226.1%1,103,178
25-29204.524.4%843,959
30-34154.418.4%519,039
35-39107.812.9%289,256
40-4443.55.2%92,072
45-497.40.9%12,566
50-540.30.0%415