Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Nicaragua, 1993

Nicaragua
1993
Total fertility rate: 4.10
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1993  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Nicaragua was 4.10 children per woman in 1993 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (216 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.2 years old. In total, 150,864 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
4.10
Births
150,864
Births per 1,000 people
33.9
Mean age of mothers
27.2
Births to mothers aged 15–19
24.6%
Net reproduction rate
1.84
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.2
Population
4,453,732
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
10-147.60.9%2,338
15-19138.816.9%37,110
20-24215.626.2%46,941
25-29181.722.1%31,091
30-34137.816.8%18,946
35-3989.911.0%10,101
40-4440.04.9%3,699
45-499.41.1%614
50-540.40.1%24