Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Ecuador, 1982

Ecuador
1982
Total fertility rate: 4.50
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-5 -1   1982  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Ecuador was 4.50 children per woman in 1982 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (215 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.8 years old. In total, 293,754 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
4.50
Births
293,754
Births per 1,000 people
34.1
Mean age of mothers
28.8
Births to mothers aged 15–19
15.4%
Net reproduction rate
1.99
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.5
Population
8,611,298
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
10-144.20.5%2,237
15-1996.710.7%45,097
20-24214.523.8%85,152
25-29208.523.1%70,162
30-34173.519.3%49,268
35-39128.514.3%28,634
40-4462.87.0%11,408
45-4911.41.3%1,733
50-540.50.1%64