Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Central America, 2007

Central America
2007
Total fertility rate: 2.57
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2007  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Central America was 2.57 children per woman in 2007 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (142 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 26.9 years old. In total, 3,334,381 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.57
Births
3,334,381
Births per 1,000 people
22.2
Mean age of mothers
26.9
Births to mothers aged 15–19
18.1%
Net reproduction rate
1.22
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.1
Population
149,882,104
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%19,465
15-1979.015.4%602,360
20-24142.327.7%996,483
25-29127.924.9%822,161
30-3493.818.2%548,494
35-3950.69.8%263,649
40-4416.03.1%72,442
45-492.40.5%9,080
50-540.10.0%243