Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Ecuador, 1969

Ecuador
1969
Total fertility rate: 6.25
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1969  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Ecuador was 6.25 children per woman in 1969 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (305 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.7 years old. In total, 248,963 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.25
Births
248,963
Births per 1,000 people
41.7
Mean age of mothers
29.7
Births to mothers aged 15–19
12.1%
Net reproduction rate
2.53
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.6
Population
5,975,236
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
10-143.80.3%1,381
15-1996.07.7%30,142
20-24266.121.3%67,345
25-29305.124.4%62,537
30-34261.720.9%44,370
35-39201.516.1%29,329
40-4495.17.6%11,756
45-4919.51.6%2,018
50-540.90.1%83