Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Central America, 1996

Central America
1996
Total fertility rate: 3.22
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1996  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Central America was 3.22 children per woman in 1996 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (176 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.5 years old. In total, 3,527,457 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
3.22
Births
3,527,457
Births per 1,000 people
28.0
Mean age of mothers
27.5
Births to mothers aged 15–19
17.1%
Net reproduction rate
1.50
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.0
Population
126,084,993
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
10-142.50.4%18,689
15-1987.713.6%604,583
20-24176.127.2%1,110,432
25-29159.124.6%867,366
30-34116.718.1%545,691
35-3971.711.1%280,433
40-4427.94.3%88,577
45-494.50.7%11,350
50-540.20.0%328