Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Nicaragua, 1956

Nicaragua
1956
Total fertility rate: 7.14
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1956  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Nicaragua was 7.14 children per woman in 1956 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (337 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.8 years old. In total, 81,692 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
7.14
Births
81,692
Births per 1,000 people
51.6
Mean age of mothers
28.8
Births to mothers aged 15–19
15.5%
Net reproduction rate
2.35
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.5
Population
1,581,973
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
10-148.10.6%732
15-19161.711.3%12,623
20-24326.322.8%21,991
25-29337.023.6%20,175
30-34273.119.1%14,064
35-39206.914.5%8,407
40-4493.96.6%3,102
45-4921.11.5%575
50-541.00.1%23