Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Ecuador, 1994

Ecuador
1994
Total fertility rate: 3.42
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1994  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Ecuador was 3.42 children per woman in 1994 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (178 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.8 years old. In total, 320,475 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
3.42
Births
320,475
Births per 1,000 people
28.2
Mean age of mothers
27.8
Births to mothers aged 15–19
17.2%
Net reproduction rate
1.57
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.9
Population
11,372,197
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%2,741
15-1991.513.4%55,088
20-24177.625.9%95,875
25-29162.023.7%76,402
30-34122.017.8%49,259
35-3982.812.1%28,393
40-4439.05.7%11,382
45-495.60.8%1,304
50-540.20.0%33