Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Dominican Republic, 1956

Dominican Republic
1956
Total fertility rate: 7.68
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1956  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Dominican Republic was 7.68 children per woman in 1956 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (361 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.2 years old. In total, 155,533 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
7.68
Births
155,533
Births per 1,000 people
54.2
Mean age of mothers
29.2
Births to mothers aged 15–19
14.2%
Net reproduction rate
2.67
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.2
Population
2,870,022
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
10-1415.51.0%2,584
15-19147.39.6%22,130
20-24323.221.0%42,203
25-29360.723.4%38,305
30-34335.821.8%28,482
35-39232.415.1%15,533
40-44101.76.6%5,371
45-4920.91.4%887
50-541.10.1%40