Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Nicaragua, 1973

Nicaragua
1973
Total fertility rate: 6.59
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-5 -1   1973  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Nicaragua was 6.59 children per woman in 1973 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (304 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.6 years old. In total, 122,881 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.59
Births
122,881
Births per 1,000 people
46.4
Mean age of mothers
28.6
Births to mothers aged 15–19
19.8%
Net reproduction rate
2.62
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.5
Population
2,649,278
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
10-149.00.7%1,556
15-19165.812.6%24,377
20-24298.922.7%36,282
25-29304.023.1%26,419
30-34246.018.7%17,559
35-39186.014.1%11,230
40-4485.96.5%4,511
45-4919.81.5%912
50-541.00.1%36