Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Central America, 2012

Central America
2012
Total fertility rate: 2.41
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2012  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Central America was 2.41 children per woman in 2012 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (134 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 26.6 years old. In total, 3,366,210 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.41
Births
3,366,210
Births per 1,000 people
20.9
Mean age of mothers
26.6
Births to mothers aged 15–19
19.2%
Net reproduction rate
1.15
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.1
Population
161,395,796
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%19,321
15-1981.917.0%647,456
20-24134.527.9%1,012,049
25-29117.424.3%808,379
30-3484.917.6%536,907
35-3946.09.5%265,180
40-4413.62.8%69,792
45-491.60.3%7,022
50-540.00.0%101