Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Nicaragua, 1995

Nicaragua
1995
Total fertility rate: 3.78
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-5 -1   1995  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Nicaragua was 3.78 children per woman in 1995 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (200 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.1 years old. In total, 148,254 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
3.78
Births
148,254
Births per 1,000 people
31.9
Mean age of mothers
27.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
24.7%
Net reproduction rate
1.71
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.2
Population
4,642,931
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
10-147.21.0%2,287
15-19130.317.2%36,675
20-24199.826.4%46,523
25-29168.522.3%30,832
30-34126.716.8%18,380
35-3980.410.6%9,540
40-4434.44.6%3,373
45-498.41.1%621
50-540.40.1%21