Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Nicaragua, 1986

Nicaragua
1986
Total fertility rate: 5.22
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-5 -1   1986  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Nicaragua was 5.22 children per woman in 1986 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (257 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.9 years old. In total, 151,188 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.22
Births
151,188
Births per 1,000 people
39.8
Mean age of mothers
27.9
Births to mothers aged 15–19
21.7%
Net reproduction rate
2.24
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.7
Population
3,794,156
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
10-148.00.8%2,060
15-19152.214.6%32,764
20-24257.324.6%45,048
25-29232.222.2%33,075
30-34186.617.9%21,570
35-39129.412.4%11,595
40-4464.36.2%4,276
45-4913.61.3%770
50-540.60.1%30