Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Nicaragua, 1978

Nicaragua
1978
Total fertility rate: 6.16
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-5 -1   1978  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Nicaragua was 6.16 children per woman in 1978 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (292 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.3 years old. In total, 138,158 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.16
Births
138,158
Births per 1,000 people
44.9
Mean age of mothers
28.3
Births to mothers aged 15–19
20.0%
Net reproduction rate
2.50
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.5
Population
3,080,314
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
10-148.50.7%1,697
15-19162.013.1%27,646
20-24292.423.7%41,400
25-29281.822.9%32,415
30-34226.118.3%18,467
35-39166.513.5%11,204
40-4477.46.3%4,422
45-4917.51.4%869
50-540.80.1%37