Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Central America, 1989

Central America
1989
Total fertility rate: 3.80
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-5 -1   1989  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Central America was 3.80 children per woman in 1989 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (203 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.8 years old. In total, 3,459,942 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
3.80
Births
3,459,942
Births per 1,000 people
31.5
Mean age of mothers
27.8
Births to mothers aged 15–19
17.4%
Net reproduction rate
1.73
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.9
Population
109,856,774
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
10-142.70.4%19,068
15-1994.512.4%601,165
20-24202.626.6%1,095,651
25-29186.724.5%844,494
30-34138.418.2%515,920
35-3992.912.2%282,519
40-4437.14.9%89,076
45-496.10.8%11,693
50-540.20.0%357