Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Ecuador, 1974

Ecuador
1974
Total fertility rate: 5.58
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

Year

-5 -1   1974  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Ecuador was 5.58 children per woman in 1974 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (267 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.4 years old. In total, 268,919 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.58
Births
268,919
Births per 1,000 people
38.9
Mean age of mothers
29.4
Births to mothers aged 15–19
13.3%
Net reproduction rate
2.34
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.4
Population
6,918,572
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
10-144.30.4%1,834
15-1998.48.8%35,854
20-24242.721.8%75,440
25-29267.023.9%66,708
30-34227.120.4%45,891
35-39174.215.6%29,049
40-4483.97.5%11,971
45-4917.41.6%2,091
50-540.80.1%84