Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Nicaragua, 1992

Nicaragua
1992
Total fertility rate: 4.27
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-5 -1   1992  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Nicaragua was 4.27 children per woman in 1992 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (223 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.3 years old. In total, 151,914 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
4.27
Births
151,914
Births per 1,000 people
34.9
Mean age of mothers
27.3
Births to mothers aged 15–19
24.5%
Net reproduction rate
1.91
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.2
Population
4,357,026
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
10-147.90.9%2,364
15-19143.416.8%37,268
20-24223.326.1%46,999
25-29188.422.1%31,247
30-34143.416.8%19,221
35-3994.611.1%10,356
40-4443.15.0%3,801
45-4910.01.2%630
50-540.50.1%24