Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Ecuador, 1991

Ecuador
1991
Total fertility rate: 3.63
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1991  +1 +5

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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 3.63 children per woman in 1991 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (184 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.1 years old. In total, 317,924 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
3.63
Births
317,924
Births per 1,000 people
29.7
Mean age of mothers
28.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
16.8%
Net reproduction rate
1.65
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.9
Population
10,702,380
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%2,671
15-1993.012.8%53,533
20-24184.125.3%94,262
25-29171.923.6%75,894
30-34131.418.1%49,233
35-3992.112.7%29,259
40-4444.36.1%11,664
45-496.60.9%1,371
50-540.20.0%38