Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Dominican Republic, 1969

Dominican Republic
1969
Total fertility rate: 6.37
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-5 -1   1969  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Dominican Republic was 6.37 children per woman in 1969 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (298 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.9 years old. In total, 182,557 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.37
Births
182,557
Births per 1,000 people
42.7
Mean age of mothers
28.9
Births to mothers aged 15–19
16.2%
Net reproduction rate
2.55
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.0
Population
4,277,035
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
10-1410.10.8%2,991
15-19125.19.8%29,536
20-24289.522.8%51,130
25-29298.123.5%40,421
30-34264.420.8%31,952
35-39187.814.8%18,959
40-4478.86.2%6,439
45-4916.51.3%1,083
50-540.90.1%44