Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Central America, 2002

Central America
2002
Total fertility rate: 2.83
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2002  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Central America was 2.83 children per woman in 2002 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (157 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.2 years old. In total, 3,440,843 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.83
Births
3,440,843
Births per 1,000 people
24.7
Mean age of mothers
27.2
Births to mothers aged 15–19
17.2%
Net reproduction rate
1.33
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.1
Population
139,331,995
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%18,629
15-1981.414.4%593,164
20-24156.727.6%1,054,397
25-29141.624.9%858,194
30-34103.318.2%552,386
35-3957.810.2%270,488
40-4420.73.7%82,331
45-493.40.6%10,907
50-540.10.0%337