Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Central America, 1994

Central America
1994
Total fertility rate: 3.39
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1994  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Central America was 3.39 children per woman in 1994 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (184 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.6 years old. In total, 3,550,162 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
3.39
Births
3,550,162
Births per 1,000 people
29.2
Mean age of mothers
27.6
Births to mothers aged 15–19
17.3%
Net reproduction rate
1.57
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.9
Population
121,465,374
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%18,454
15-1990.613.3%613,585
20-24184.527.1%1,124,516
25-29166.924.5%867,467
30-34123.218.1%542,983
35-3977.311.4%281,069
40-4430.74.5%90,481
45-494.80.7%11,277
50-540.20.0%325