Fertility in Central America, 2030

Central America
2030
Total fertility rate: 1.87
Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother
2030 2000, 30 years earlier
Hover a column for the exact rate. Adding up all the rates (× 5 years ÷ 1,000) gives the total fertility rate.
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2030  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Central America is projected at 1.87 children per woman in 2030 — below the replacement level of about 2.1. Births are projected to be most frequent among women aged 20-24 (101 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother would be 26.9 years old. In total, 2,896,237 babies are projected to be born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024 (medium-variant projection).

Total fertility rate
1.87
Births
2,896,237
Births per 1,000 people
15.0
Mean age of mothers
26.9
Births to mothers aged 15–19
15.9%
Net reproduction rate
0.90
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.0
Population
193,320,314
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
10-141.20.3%9,310
15-1957.915.5%459,779
20-24101.427.1%795,686
25-2995.225.4%745,200
30-3469.718.6%530,462
35-3937.710.1%280,223
40-4410.42.8%71,467
45-490.60.2%4,091
50-540.00.0%9