Fertility in Central America, 2001

Central America
2001
Total fertility rate: 2.89
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2001  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Central America was 2.89 children per woman in 2001 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (160 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.2 years old. In total, 3,462,582 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.89
Births
3,462,582
Births per 1,000 people
25.2
Mean age of mothers
27.2
Births to mothers aged 15–19
17.2%
Net reproduction rate
1.36
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.1
Population
137,209,262
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
10-142.40.4%18,706
15-1982.214.2%595,124
20-24159.927.6%1,065,648
25-29144.224.9%862,790
30-34105.018.1%549,763
35-3960.010.4%274,598
40-4422.03.8%84,532
45-493.60.6%11,078
50-540.10.0%342