Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Ecuador, 1986

Ecuador
1986
Total fertility rate: 4.00
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

Year

-5 -1   1986  +1 +5

Country

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y Z

The total fertility rate of Ecuador was 4.00 children per woman in 1986 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (197 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.5 years old. In total, 301,005 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
4.00
Births
301,005
Births per 1,000 people
31.5
Mean age of mothers
28.5
Births to mothers aged 15–19
16.0%
Net reproduction rate
1.80
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.8
Population
9,545,998
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
10-144.10.5%2,401
15-1992.911.6%48,298
20-24196.724.6%88,511
25-29186.923.3%71,356
30-34149.618.7%48,413
35-39109.813.7%29,493
40-4451.56.4%10,909
45-499.11.1%1,570
50-540.40.0%54