Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Nicaragua, 1985

Nicaragua
1985
Total fertility rate: 5.36
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1985  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Nicaragua was 5.36 children per woman in 1985 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (261 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.0 years old. In total, 150,497 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.36
Births
150,497
Births per 1,000 people
40.6
Mean age of mothers
28.0
Births to mothers aged 15–19
21.2%
Net reproduction rate
2.29
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.7
Population
3,706,479
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
10-148.00.7%2,005
15-19153.214.3%31,966
20-24261.524.4%44,651
25-29240.422.4%33,443
30-34193.618.0%21,902
35-39133.812.5%11,311
40-4467.56.3%4,407
45-4914.11.3%784
50-540.60.1%31