Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Central America, 2028

Central America
2028
Total fertility rate: 1.89
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2028  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Central America is projected at 1.89 children per woman in 2028 — below the replacement level of about 2.1. Births are projected to be most frequent among women aged 20-24 (103 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother would be 26.9 years old. In total, 2,925,828 babies are projected to be born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024 (medium-variant projection).

Total fertility rate
1.89
Births
2,925,828
Births per 1,000 people
15.4
Mean age of mothers
26.9
Births to mothers aged 15–19
16.0%
Net reproduction rate
0.91
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.0
Population
190,168,832
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
10-141.30.3%9,983
15-1958.915.5%469,134
20-24103.227.2%810,324
25-2996.225.4%752,017
30-3470.218.5%532,073
35-3938.210.1%277,735
40-4410.52.8%70,256
45-490.70.2%4,293
50-540.00.0%10