Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Central America, 2004

Central America
2004
Total fertility rate: 2.71
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2004  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Central America was 2.71 children per woman in 2004 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (150 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.1 years old. In total, 3,384,635 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.71
Births
3,384,635
Births per 1,000 people
23.6
Mean age of mothers
27.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
17.5%
Net reproduction rate
1.28
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.0
Population
143,501,030
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%18,880
15-1980.214.8%592,082
20-24150.027.6%1,025,012
25-29135.925.0%842,746
30-3499.718.3%555,126
35-3953.89.9%262,434
40-4418.53.4%77,762
45-493.00.5%10,282
50-540.10.0%314