Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Nicaragua, 1974

Nicaragua
1974
Total fertility rate: 6.52
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-5 -1   1974  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Nicaragua was 6.52 children per woman in 1974 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (301 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.6 years old. In total, 126,099 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.52
Births
126,099
Births per 1,000 people
46.2
Mean age of mothers
28.6
Births to mothers aged 15–19
19.9%
Net reproduction rate
2.61
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.5
Population
2,732,075
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%1,602
15-19165.212.7%25,056
20-24295.722.7%37,252
25-29301.023.1%27,567
30-34243.318.7%17,776
35-39184.114.1%11,362
40-4485.26.5%4,532
45-4919.51.5%917
50-540.90.1%36