Fertility in Central America, 2005

Central America
2005
Total fertility rate: 2.66
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2005  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Central America was 2.66 children per woman in 2005 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (147 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.0 years old. In total, 3,362,138 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.66
Births
3,362,138
Births per 1,000 people
23.1
Mean age of mothers
27.0
Births to mothers aged 15–19
17.6%
Net reproduction rate
1.26
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.0
Population
145,579,166
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
10-142.40.5%19,093
15-1979.614.9%593,059
20-24146.827.5%1,011,089
25-29133.425.0%836,738
30-3497.818.4%554,431
35-3952.59.8%261,552
40-4417.63.3%76,002
45-492.80.5%9,878
50-540.10.0%293