Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Honduras, 1973

Honduras
1973
Total fertility rate: 6.98
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-5 -1   1973  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Honduras was 6.98 children per woman in 1973 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (319 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.3 years old. In total, 138,352 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.98
Births
138,352
Births per 1,000 people
45.9
Mean age of mothers
29.3
Births to mothers aged 15–19
18.1%
Net reproduction rate
2.72
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.0
Population
3,011,460
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
10-147.80.6%1,535
15-19149.110.7%24,973
20-24292.721.0%39,595
25-29319.122.9%30,345
30-34280.320.1%20,701
35-39207.314.9%13,471
40-44118.18.5%6,692
45-4920.51.5%1,003
50-540.90.1%37