Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Central America, 1992

Central America
1992
Total fertility rate: 3.55
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1992  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Central America was 3.55 children per woman in 1992 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (192 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.7 years old. In total, 3,526,314 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
3.55
Births
3,526,314
Births per 1,000 people
30.2
Mean age of mothers
27.7
Births to mothers aged 15–19
17.4%
Net reproduction rate
1.64
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.9
Population
116,817,718
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
10-142.60.4%18,438
15-1991.912.9%614,734
20-24191.827.0%1,119,309
25-29174.424.5%859,237
30-34129.218.2%531,578
35-3983.011.7%281,291
40-4433.04.6%90,218
45-495.20.7%11,185
50-540.20.0%327