Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Nicaragua, 1981

Nicaragua
1981
Total fertility rate: 5.84
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-5 -1   1981  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Nicaragua was 5.84 children per woman in 1981 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (282 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.1 years old. In total, 145,244 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.84
Births
145,244
Births per 1,000 people
43.4
Mean age of mothers
28.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
20.6%
Net reproduction rate
2.45
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.6
Population
3,345,674
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
10-148.40.7%1,858
15-19161.613.8%29,943
20-24281.724.1%43,493
25-29264.822.7%33,245
30-34213.318.2%20,678
35-39150.012.8%10,765
40-4472.76.2%4,411
45-4915.71.3%815
50-540.70.1%33