Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Central America, 2011

Central America
2011
Total fertility rate: 2.44
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2011  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Central America was 2.44 children per woman in 2011 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (135 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 26.7 years old. In total, 3,359,176 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.44
Births
3,359,176
Births per 1,000 people
21.1
Mean age of mothers
26.7
Births to mothers aged 15–19
19.1%
Net reproduction rate
1.16
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.1
Population
159,116,025
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%19,442
15-1981.516.7%643,258
20-24134.927.7%1,000,522
25-29119.424.5%811,576
30-3486.417.7%537,966
35-3947.79.8%270,205
40-4413.72.8%68,707
45-491.70.3%7,372
50-540.00.0%126