Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Nicaragua, 1972

Nicaragua
1972
Total fertility rate: 6.65
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-5 -1   1972  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Nicaragua was 6.65 children per woman in 1972 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (307 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.6 years old. In total, 120,068 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.65
Births
120,068
Births per 1,000 people
46.7
Mean age of mothers
28.6
Births to mothers aged 15–19
20.1%
Net reproduction rate
2.35
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.5
Population
2,573,578
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
10-149.20.7%1,546
15-19168.612.7%24,075
20-24300.922.6%34,808
25-29307.023.1%25,736
30-34248.418.7%17,363
35-39187.814.1%11,113
40-4486.56.5%4,493
45-4920.01.5%900
50-541.00.1%35