Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Nicaragua, 1988

Nicaragua
1988
Total fertility rate: 4.93
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-5 -1   1988  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Nicaragua was 4.93 children per woman in 1988 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (250 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.7 years old. In total, 152,641 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
4.93
Births
152,641
Births per 1,000 people
38.4
Mean age of mothers
27.7
Births to mothers aged 15–19
22.7%
Net reproduction rate
2.15
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.6
Population
3,972,320
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%2,177
15-19150.815.3%34,599
20-24249.725.3%46,196
25-29215.821.9%32,203
30-34173.017.5%20,930
35-39118.912.0%11,748
40-4457.55.8%4,024
45-4912.51.3%735
50-540.60.1%30