Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Central America, 2006

Central America
2006
Total fertility rate: 2.61
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2006  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Central America was 2.61 children per woman in 2006 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (144 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.0 years old. In total, 3,340,960 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.61
Births
3,340,960
Births per 1,000 people
22.6
Mean age of mothers
27.0
Births to mothers aged 15–19
17.7%
Net reproduction rate
1.24
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.0
Population
147,683,373
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%19,159
15-1978.515.0%591,614
20-24144.327.6%1,002,017
25-29130.625.0%829,002
30-3495.918.3%552,183
35-3951.59.9%262,437
40-4416.93.2%74,774
45-492.60.5%9,499
50-540.10.0%273