Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Nicaragua, 1987

Nicaragua
1987
Total fertility rate: 5.07
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-5 -1   1987  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Nicaragua was 5.07 children per woman in 1987 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (253 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.9 years old. In total, 151,821 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.07
Births
151,821
Births per 1,000 people
39.1
Mean age of mothers
27.9
Births to mothers aged 15–19
22.1%
Net reproduction rate
2.19
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.7
Population
3,882,164
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%2,119
15-19151.214.9%33,613
20-24253.124.9%45,507
25-29224.222.1%32,685
30-34179.317.7%21,196
35-39124.612.3%11,775
40-4461.06.0%4,140
45-4913.11.3%757
50-540.60.1%30