Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Central America, 1998

Central America
1998
Total fertility rate: 3.07
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1998  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Central America was 3.07 children per woman in 1998 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (169 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.4 years old. In total, 3,491,162 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
3.07
Births
3,491,162
Births per 1,000 people
26.7
Mean age of mothers
27.4
Births to mothers aged 15–19
17.1%
Net reproduction rate
1.43
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.0
Population
130,615,184
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%18,562
15-1984.713.8%596,707
20-24168.727.4%1,087,587
25-29152.124.7%865,862
30-34111.118.1%545,848
35-3966.310.8%278,041
40-4425.34.1%86,850
45-494.10.7%11,354
50-540.20.0%346