Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Ecuador, 1976

Ecuador
1976
Total fertility rate: 5.28
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1976  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Ecuador was 5.28 children per woman in 1976 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (251 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.3 years old. In total, 275,043 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.28
Births
275,043
Births per 1,000 people
37.6
Mean age of mothers
29.3
Births to mothers aged 15–19
13.9%
Net reproduction rate
2.25
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.4
Population
7,320,912
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
10-144.40.4%1,983
15-1998.99.4%38,316
20-24234.822.2%77,398
25-29250.623.7%68,816
30-34211.420.0%45,993
35-39161.015.3%28,666
40-4477.97.4%11,744
45-4916.01.5%2,043
50-540.80.1%82