Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Nicaragua, 1954

Nicaragua
1954
Total fertility rate: 7.11
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1954  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Nicaragua was 7.11 children per woman in 1954 — 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, 78,022 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
7.11
Births
78,022
Births per 1,000 people
52.3
Mean age of mothers
28.8
Births to mothers aged 15–19
15.3%
Net reproduction rate
2.29
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.5
Population
1,492,256
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%688
15-19159.911.2%11,947
20-24325.122.8%21,266
25-29335.923.6%19,549
30-34272.519.2%13,233
35-39205.814.5%7,830
40-4493.66.6%2,946
45-4921.01.5%543
50-541.00.1%20