Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Central America, 2041

Central America
2041
Total fertility rate: 1.79
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2041  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Central America is projected at 1.79 children per woman in 2041 — below the replacement level of about 2.1. Births are projected to be most frequent among women aged 20-24 (95 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother would be 27.1 years old. In total, 2,700,250 babies are projected to be born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024 (medium-variant projection).

Total fertility rate
1.79
Births
2,700,250
Births per 1,000 people
13.0
Mean age of mothers
27.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
13.9%
Net reproduction rate
0.86
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.0
Population
207,806,742
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
10-140.90.3%6,480
15-1952.314.6%375,465
20-2495.026.5%703,581
25-2993.026.0%720,069
30-3469.119.3%532,034
35-3937.210.4%284,829
40-449.92.8%74,325
45-490.50.1%3,458
50-540.00.0%8