Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Nicaragua, 1966

Nicaragua
1966
Total fertility rate: 6.99
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-5 -1   1966  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Nicaragua was 6.99 children per woman in 1966 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (327 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.7 years old. In total, 101,741 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.99
Births
101,741
Births per 1,000 people
47.6
Mean age of mothers
28.7
Births to mothers aged 15–19
17.9%
Net reproduction rate
2.62
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.5
Population
2,137,820
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
10-148.70.6%1,218
15-19161.911.6%18,229
20-24318.322.8%27,089
25-29327.023.5%23,406
30-34264.519.0%16,082
35-39199.314.3%10,705
40-4491.76.6%4,215
45-4921.31.5%769
50-541.00.1%30