Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Dominican Republic, 1962

Dominican Republic
1962
Total fertility rate: 7.40
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1962  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Dominican Republic was 7.40 children per woman in 1962 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (344 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.0 years old. In total, 174,679 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
7.40
Births
174,679
Births per 1,000 people
50.2
Mean age of mothers
29.0
Births to mothers aged 15–19
14.2%
Net reproduction rate
2.77
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.1
Population
3,479,936
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
10-1412.00.8%2,632
15-19146.49.9%24,786
20-24323.021.8%46,414
25-29343.623.2%42,998
30-34319.621.6%32,609
35-39219.914.9%17,997
40-4495.16.4%6,175
45-4920.01.4%1,027
50-541.10.1%42