Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Central America, 1999

Central America
1999
Total fertility rate: 3.01
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1999  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Central America was 3.01 children per woman in 1999 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (166 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.3 years old. In total, 3,482,754 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
3.01
Births
3,482,754
Births per 1,000 people
26.2
Mean age of mothers
27.3
Births to mothers aged 15–19
17.1%
Net reproduction rate
1.41
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.0
Population
132,854,034
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%18,666
15-1983.513.9%594,536
20-24165.527.5%1,079,335
25-29149.524.8%866,568
30-34108.918.1%546,788
35-3964.210.7%278,136
40-4424.44.1%87,009
45-494.00.7%11,365
50-540.20.0%351