Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Nicaragua, 1994

Nicaragua
1994
Total fertility rate: 3.94
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-5 -1   1994  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Nicaragua was 3.94 children per woman in 1994 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (208 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.1 years old. In total, 149,590 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
3.94
Births
149,590
Births per 1,000 people
32.9
Mean age of mothers
27.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
24.6%
Net reproduction rate
1.78
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.2
Population
4,549,316
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
10-147.40.9%2,306
15-19134.217.0%36,837
20-24207.626.3%46,769
25-29175.122.2%30,959
30-34132.316.8%18,675
35-3985.410.8%9,847
40-4437.24.7%3,557
45-498.91.1%612
50-540.40.1%23