Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Nicaragua, 1983

Nicaragua
1983
Total fertility rate: 5.61
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-5 -1   1983  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Nicaragua was 5.61 children per woman in 1983 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (272 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.1 years old. In total, 148,531 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.61
Births
148,531
Births per 1,000 people
42.1
Mean age of mothers
28.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
20.8%
Net reproduction rate
2.37
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.7
Population
3,530,282
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
10-148.20.7%1,933
15-19157.714.1%30,963
20-24272.424.3%44,283
25-29253.922.6%33,562
30-34203.918.2%21,849
35-39141.312.6%10,727
40-4469.66.2%4,387
45-4914.81.3%796
50-540.70.1%31