Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Nicaragua, 1991

Nicaragua
1991
Total fertility rate: 4.43
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-5 -1   1991  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Nicaragua was 4.43 children per woman in 1991 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (231 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.3 years old. In total, 152,690 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
4.43
Births
152,690
Births per 1,000 people
35.8
Mean age of mothers
27.3
Births to mothers aged 15–19
24.4%
Net reproduction rate
1.97
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.3
Population
4,259,637
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
10-148.10.9%2,387
15-19147.916.7%37,297
20-24230.726.0%46,954
25-29195.122.0%31,422
30-34149.116.8%19,473
35-3999.411.2%10,617
40-4446.45.2%3,860
45-4910.61.2%654
50-540.50.1%25