Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Nicaragua, 1989

Nicaragua
1989
Total fertility rate: 4.76
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-5 -1   1989  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Nicaragua was 4.76 children per woman in 1989 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (242 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.6 years old. In total, 152,588 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
4.76
Births
152,588
Births per 1,000 people
37.5
Mean age of mothers
27.6
Births to mothers aged 15–19
23.3%
Net reproduction rate
2.09
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.5
Population
4,066,476
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
10-148.10.8%2,258
15-19150.015.7%35,553
20-24242.325.4%46,202
25-29208.321.9%31,838
30-34165.317.3%20,504
35-39113.211.9%11,550
40-4453.75.6%3,951
45-4911.81.2%703
50-540.50.1%27