Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Central America, 1993

Central America
1993
Total fertility rate: 3.47
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1993  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Central America was 3.47 children per woman in 1993 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (188 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.6 years old. In total, 3,543,279 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
3.47
Births
3,543,279
Births per 1,000 people
29.7
Mean age of mothers
27.6
Births to mothers aged 15–19
17.3%
Net reproduction rate
1.61
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.9
Population
119,147,939
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%18,375
15-1991.313.1%614,713
20-24188.227.0%1,124,103
25-29170.724.5%864,141
30-34126.318.1%538,232
35-3980.211.5%281,498
40-4431.94.6%90,762
45-495.00.7%11,123
50-540.20.0%319