Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Ecuador, 1998

Ecuador
1998
Total fertility rate: 3.23
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

Year

-5 -1   1998  +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 3.23 children per woman in 1998 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (172 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.6 years old. In total, 326,124 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
3.23
Births
326,124
Births per 1,000 people
26.6
Mean age of mothers
27.6
Births to mothers aged 15–19
17.6%
Net reproduction rate
1.50
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.0
Population
12,251,184
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
10-144.10.6%2,818
15-1989.813.9%57,304
20-24172.126.6%98,270
25-29151.323.4%76,488
30-34114.017.6%50,213
35-3975.711.7%28,608
40-4434.55.3%11,135
45-494.60.7%1,259
50-540.10.0%30