Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Ecuador, 1978

Ecuador
1978
Total fertility rate: 4.99
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-5 -1   1978  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Ecuador was 4.99 children per woman in 1978 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (235 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.1 years old. In total, 280,890 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
4.99
Births
280,890
Births per 1,000 people
36.3
Mean age of mothers
29.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
14.6%
Net reproduction rate
2.15
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.4
Population
7,736,167
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%2,123
15-1999.19.9%40,877
20-24227.022.7%79,543
25-29234.923.5%70,050
30-34196.719.7%46,283
35-39148.714.9%28,502
40-4472.27.2%11,488
45-4914.41.4%1,948
50-540.70.1%76