Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Dominican Republic, 1966

Dominican Republic
1966
Total fertility rate: 6.95
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-5 -1   1966  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Dominican Republic was 6.95 children per woman in 1966 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (324 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.9 years old. In total, 181,328 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.95
Births
181,328
Births per 1,000 people
46.2
Mean age of mothers
28.9
Births to mothers aged 15–19
15.5%
Net reproduction rate
2.71
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.0
Population
3,921,847
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
10-1410.20.7%2,688
15-19137.89.9%28,138
20-24311.622.4%47,939
25-29324.423.4%42,936
30-34293.021.1%33,140
35-39204.914.8%18,885
40-4487.36.3%6,479
45-4918.41.3%1,078
50-541.00.1%44