Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Nicaragua, 1982

Nicaragua
1982
Total fertility rate: 5.74
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-5 -1   1982  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Nicaragua was 5.74 children per woman in 1982 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (278 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.1 years old. In total, 147,289 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.74
Births
147,289
Births per 1,000 people
42.8
Mean age of mothers
28.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
20.7%
Net reproduction rate
2.41
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.7
Population
3,438,745
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
10-148.30.7%1,896
15-19159.813.9%30,454
20-24277.724.2%44,019
25-29260.822.7%33,596
30-34208.718.2%21,369
35-39145.712.7%10,709
40-4471.26.2%4,408
45-4915.21.3%804
50-540.70.1%33