Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Nicaragua, 1976

Nicaragua
1976
Total fertility rate: 6.37
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-5 -1   1976  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Nicaragua was 6.37 children per woman in 1976 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (294 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.5 years old. In total, 132,435 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.37
Births
132,435
Births per 1,000 people
45.6
Mean age of mothers
28.5
Births to mothers aged 15–19
20.0%
Net reproduction rate
2.58
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.5
Population
2,903,851
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
10-148.90.7%1,682
15-19164.112.9%26,460
20-24290.922.8%38,811
25-29294.323.1%30,469
30-34236.218.5%18,112
35-39177.613.9%11,453
40-4482.06.4%4,505
45-4918.71.5%909
50-540.90.1%38