Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Honduras, 1979

Honduras
1979
Total fertility rate: 6.53
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-5 -1   1979  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Honduras was 6.53 children per woman in 1979 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (298 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.2 years old. In total, 162,234 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.53
Births
162,234
Births per 1,000 people
44.9
Mean age of mothers
29.2
Births to mothers aged 15–19
17.2%
Net reproduction rate
2.74
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.0
Population
3,614,981
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
10-147.30.6%1,700
15-19141.410.8%27,882
20-24284.721.8%46,916
25-29297.622.8%39,752
30-34257.319.7%24,516
35-39192.114.7%13,745
40-44104.28.0%6,509
45-4921.21.6%1,166
50-541.00.1%47