Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Nicaragua, 1996

Nicaragua
1996
Total fertility rate: 3.62
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-5 -1   1996  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Nicaragua was 3.62 children per woman in 1996 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (193 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.0 years old. In total, 146,634 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
3.62
Births
146,634
Births per 1,000 people
31.0
Mean age of mothers
27.0
Births to mothers aged 15–19
24.6%
Net reproduction rate
1.65
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.2
Population
4,729,974
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
10-146.91.0%2,214
15-19125.017.2%36,037
20-24193.126.6%46,389
25-29162.222.4%30,721
30-34121.516.8%18,126
35-3976.410.5%9,299
40-4432.14.4%3,219
45-497.81.1%609
50-540.40.0%20