Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Nicaragua, 1979

Nicaragua
1979
Total fertility rate: 6.07
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-5 -1   1979  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Nicaragua was 6.07 children per woman in 1979 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (291 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.3 years old. In total, 141,078 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.07
Births
141,078
Births per 1,000 people
44.6
Mean age of mothers
28.3
Births to mothers aged 15–19
20.3%
Net reproduction rate
2.47
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.6
Population
3,164,525
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%1,759
15-19163.213.4%28,622
20-24290.623.9%42,372
25-29276.322.8%32,928
30-34221.718.3%19,052
35-39160.713.2%11,042
40-4475.86.2%4,419
45-4916.91.4%848
50-540.80.1%35