Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Nicaragua, 2002

Nicaragua
2002
Total fertility rate: 2.89
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2002  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Nicaragua was 2.89 children per woman in 2002 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (159 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 26.5 years old. In total, 135,342 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.89
Births
135,342
Births per 1,000 people
26.3
Mean age of mothers
26.5
Births to mothers aged 15–19
24.9%
Net reproduction rate
1.35
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.2
Population
5,149,910
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
10-146.11.1%2,036
15-19109.218.9%33,634
20-24158.927.4%42,933
25-29131.722.7%29,329
30-3492.716.0%16,513
35-3956.29.7%8,128
40-4419.63.4%2,327
45-494.40.8%425
50-540.20.0%16