Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Central America, 1987

Central America
1987
Total fertility rate: 4.04
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-5 -1   1987  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Central America was 4.04 children per woman in 1987 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (213 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.0 years old. In total, 3,458,127 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
4.04
Births
3,458,127
Births per 1,000 people
32.8
Mean age of mothers
28.0
Births to mothers aged 15–19
17.0%
Net reproduction rate
1.83
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.9
Population
105,350,658
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
10-142.80.3%19,156
15-1996.511.9%587,797
20-24213.126.3%1,099,795
25-29198.024.5%843,344
30-34148.618.4%517,989
35-39102.312.6%286,897
40-4441.15.1%90,486
45-496.90.9%12,272
50-540.30.0%393