Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Nicaragua, 1962

Nicaragua
1962
Total fertility rate: 7.10
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-5 -1   1962  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Nicaragua was 7.10 children per woman in 1962 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (334 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.7 years old. In total, 92,563 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
7.10
Births
92,563
Births per 1,000 people
48.9
Mean age of mothers
28.7
Births to mothers aged 15–19
16.1%
Net reproduction rate
2.50
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.5
Population
1,892,320
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%967
15-19164.511.6%14,929
20-24324.022.8%24,868
25-29333.723.5%21,763
30-34269.819.0%15,456
35-39203.814.4%10,143
40-4493.96.6%3,734
45-4921.31.5%675
50-541.00.1%28