Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Central America, 1995

Central America
1995
Total fertility rate: 3.31
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-5 -1   1995  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Central America was 3.31 children per woman in 1995 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (180 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.5 years old. In total, 3,540,961 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
3.31
Births
3,540,961
Births per 1,000 people
28.6
Mean age of mothers
27.5
Births to mothers aged 15–19
17.2%
Net reproduction rate
1.54
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.9
Population
123,784,028
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%18,680
15-1989.313.5%609,293
20-24180.027.1%1,117,983
25-29162.924.6%867,740
30-34119.718.0%544,254
35-3974.611.2%281,363
40-4429.44.4%90,052
45-494.60.7%11,278
50-540.20.0%319