Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Nicaragua, 1997

Nicaragua
1997
Total fertility rate: 3.47
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1997  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Nicaragua was 3.47 children per woman in 1997 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (187 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.0 years old. In total, 144,371 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
3.47
Births
144,371
Births per 1,000 people
30.0
Mean age of mothers
27.0
Births to mothers aged 15–19
24.2%
Net reproduction rate
1.59
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.2
Population
4,809,573
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
10-146.50.9%2,108
15-19119.517.2%35,007
20-24186.626.8%45,972
25-29156.222.4%30,470
30-34117.316.9%18,027
35-3972.610.4%9,097
40-4429.94.3%3,078
45-497.11.0%589
50-540.30.0%20