Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Nicaragua, 1953

Nicaragua
1953
Total fertility rate: 7.10
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1953  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Nicaragua was 7.10 children per woman in 1953 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (336 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.8 years old. In total, 76,347 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
7.10
Births
76,347
Births per 1,000 people
52.7
Mean age of mothers
28.8
Births to mothers aged 15–19
15.3%
Net reproduction rate
2.26
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.5
Population
1,449,900
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
10-148.00.6%669
15-19159.311.2%11,651
20-24324.822.9%21,013
25-29335.623.6%19,207
30-34272.419.2%12,772
35-39205.614.5%7,614
40-4493.56.6%2,875
45-4920.91.5%528
50-541.00.1%19