Fertility in Honduras, 2005

Honduras
2005
Total fertility rate: 3.58
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-5 -1   2005  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Honduras was 3.58 children per woman in 2005 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (187 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.5 years old. In total, 221,456 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
3.58
Births
221,456
Births per 1,000 people
29.6
Mean age of mothers
27.5
Births to mothers aged 15–19
21.0%
Net reproduction rate
1.66
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.6
Population
7,478,355
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
10-144.90.7%2,262
15-19113.315.8%46,616
20-24187.226.1%68,283
25-29161.022.5%50,347
30-34120.516.8%29,961
35-3981.711.4%16,331
40-4439.65.5%6,508
45-498.11.1%1,108
50-540.30.0%38