Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Ecuador, 1989

Ecuador
1989
Total fertility rate: 3.74
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1989  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Ecuador was 3.74 children per woman in 1989 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (187 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.2 years old. In total, 309,376 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
3.74
Births
309,376
Births per 1,000 people
30.2
Mean age of mothers
28.2
Births to mothers aged 15–19
16.5%
Net reproduction rate
1.69
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.9
Population
10,241,852
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
10-144.20.6%2,532
15-1991.712.3%50,958
20-24187.225.0%91,580
25-29176.423.6%73,779
30-34136.718.3%48,406
35-3997.713.0%29,360
40-4446.86.3%11,252
45-497.61.0%1,462
50-540.30.0%45