Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Dominican Republic, 1958

Dominican Republic
1958
Total fertility rate: 7.64
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1958  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Dominican Republic was 7.64 children per woman in 1958 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (359 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.1 years old. In total, 163,568 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
7.64
Births
163,568
Births per 1,000 people
53.4
Mean age of mothers
29.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
13.9%
Net reproduction rate
2.73
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.2
Population
3,064,343
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
10-1414.00.9%2,536
15-19148.99.7%22,729
20-24322.021.0%44,232
25-29359.023.4%40,608
30-34334.121.8%30,225
35-39230.815.1%16,572
40-44100.66.6%5,686
45-4920.81.4%938
50-541.10.1%41