Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Central America, 2014

Central America
2014
Total fertility rate: 2.32
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2014  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Central America was 2.32 children per woman in 2014 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (130 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 26.7 years old. In total, 3,319,602 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.32
Births
3,319,602
Births per 1,000 people
20.0
Mean age of mothers
26.7
Births to mothers aged 15–19
18.5%
Net reproduction rate
1.11
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.1
Population
165,766,697
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
10-142.20.5%17,728
15-1977.616.7%614,907
20-24130.328.0%1,004,331
25-29113.224.3%800,421
30-3482.717.8%538,167
35-3944.79.6%266,222
40-4413.22.8%71,233
45-491.40.3%6,524
50-540.00.0%71