Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Central America, 1997

Central America
1997
Total fertility rate: 3.14
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1997  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Central America was 3.14 children per woman in 1997 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (172 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.4 years old. In total, 3,506,535 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
3.14
Births
3,506,535
Births per 1,000 people
27.3
Mean age of mothers
27.4
Births to mothers aged 15–19
17.1%
Net reproduction rate
1.47
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.0
Population
128,360,419
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%18,535
15-1985.913.6%598,362
20-24172.227.4%1,098,942
25-29155.424.7%866,570
30-34113.718.1%545,825
35-3968.910.9%279,162
40-4426.54.2%87,384
45-494.30.7%11,405
50-540.20.0%341