Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Honduras, 1978

Honduras
1978
Total fertility rate: 6.63
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-5 -1   1978  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Honduras was 6.63 children per woman in 1978 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (302 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.2 years old. In total, 158,810 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.63
Births
158,810
Births per 1,000 people
45.3
Mean age of mothers
29.2
Births to mothers aged 15–19
17.1%
Net reproduction rate
2.76
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.0
Population
3,505,463
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
10-147.20.5%1,632
15-19141.410.7%27,192
20-24288.421.7%46,232
25-29302.322.8%38,795
30-34262.919.8%23,523
35-39195.114.7%13,623
40-44107.28.1%6,604
45-4921.61.6%1,161
50-541.00.1%46