Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Dominican Republic, 1968

Dominican Republic
1968
Total fertility rate: 6.55
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-5 -1   1968  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Dominican Republic was 6.55 children per woman in 1968 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (307 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.9 years old. In total, 181,450 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.55
Births
181,450
Births per 1,000 people
43.6
Mean age of mothers
28.9
Births to mothers aged 15–19
15.8%
Net reproduction rate
2.60
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.0
Population
4,157,189
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
10-1410.20.8%2,920
15-19127.79.8%28,691
20-24296.122.6%49,769
25-29307.123.5%41,104
30-34273.420.9%32,438
35-39193.214.8%18,938
40-4481.76.2%6,462
45-4917.21.3%1,084
50-540.90.1%44