Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Central America, 1988

Central America
1988
Total fertility rate: 3.90
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-5 -1   1988  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Central America was 3.90 children per woman in 1988 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (207 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.9 years old. In total, 3,446,764 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
3.90
Births
3,446,764
Births per 1,000 people
32.0
Mean age of mothers
27.9
Births to mothers aged 15–19
17.2%
Net reproduction rate
1.78
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.9
Population
107,599,592
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
10-142.80.4%19,069
15-1995.212.2%592,985
20-24207.026.5%1,094,189
25-29191.224.5%839,914
30-34142.718.3%514,952
35-3997.112.4%283,822
40-4439.05.0%89,559
45-496.40.8%11,897
50-540.20.0%374