Fertility in Central America, 2055

Central America
2055
Total fertility rate: 1.74
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2055  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Central America is projected at 1.74 children per woman in 2055 — below the replacement level of about 2.1. Births are projected to be most frequent among women aged 25-29 (94 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother would be 27.5 years old. In total, 2,407,522 babies are projected to be born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024 (medium-variant projection).

Total fertility rate
1.74
Births
2,407,522
Births per 1,000 people
11.1
Mean age of mothers
27.5
Births to mothers aged 15–19
12.3%
Net reproduction rate
0.84
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.0
Population
217,861,067
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
10-140.60.2%4,160
15-1944.412.8%295,118
20-2488.125.3%598,226
25-2993.827.0%646,565
30-3472.020.7%506,101
35-3938.511.1%280,523
40-449.72.8%73,998
45-490.40.1%2,826
50-540.00.0%5