Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Dominican Republic, 1957

Dominican Republic
1957
Total fertility rate: 7.67
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1957  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Dominican Republic was 7.67 children per woman in 1957 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (360 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.2 years old. In total, 159,748 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
7.67
Births
159,748
Births per 1,000 people
53.9
Mean age of mothers
29.2
Births to mothers aged 15–19
14.1%
Net reproduction rate
2.70
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.2
Population
2,965,774
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
10-1414.71.0%2,543
15-19148.59.7%22,488
20-24322.921.0%43,292
25-29360.223.4%39,495
30-34335.221.8%29,384
35-39231.815.1%16,064
40-44101.26.6%5,531
45-4920.91.4%912
50-541.10.1%40