Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Honduras, 1972

Honduras
1972
Total fertility rate: 7.06
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-5 -1   1972  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Honduras was 7.06 children per woman in 1972 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (323 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.3 years old. In total, 134,732 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
7.06
Births
134,732
Births per 1,000 people
46.1
Mean age of mothers
29.3
Births to mothers aged 15–19
18.1%
Net reproduction rate
2.79
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.0
Population
2,922,064
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
10-147.70.5%1,473
15-19150.110.6%24,374
20-24294.420.9%37,927
25-29322.822.9%29,177
30-34284.220.2%20,649
35-39210.414.9%13,510
40-44119.88.5%6,633
45-4919.81.4%958
50-540.80.1%32