Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Dominican Republic, 1971

Dominican Republic
1971
Total fertility rate: 6.01
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-5 -1   1971  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Dominican Republic was 6.01 children per woman in 1971 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (279 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.8 years old. In total, 186,433 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.01
Births
186,433
Births per 1,000 people
41.2
Mean age of mothers
28.8
Births to mothers aged 15–19
17.6%
Net reproduction rate
2.45
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.0
Population
4,524,234
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
10-149.60.8%3,034
15-19126.410.5%32,815
20-24275.723.0%53,900
25-29279.223.3%40,181
30-34245.320.4%30,356
35-39175.714.6%18,717
40-4472.66.0%6,331
45-4915.01.3%1,055
50-540.80.1%43