Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Central America, 2031

Central America
2031
Total fertility rate: 1.86
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2031  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Central America is projected at 1.86 children per woman in 2031 — 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, 2,883,020 babies are projected to be born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024 (medium-variant projection).

Total fertility rate
1.86
Births
2,883,020
Births per 1,000 people
14.8
Mean age of mothers
26.9
Births to mothers aged 15–19
15.7%
Net reproduction rate
0.89
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.0
Population
194,840,393
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%8,981
15-1957.615.5%453,838
20-24100.627.0%791,003
25-2994.825.5%740,184
30-3469.518.7%531,993
35-3937.610.1%280,743
40-4410.32.8%72,252
45-490.60.2%4,010
50-540.00.0%9