Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Dominican Republic, 1972

Dominican Republic
1972
Total fertility rate: 5.84
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-5 -1   1972  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Dominican Republic was 5.84 children per woman in 1972 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (271 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.7 years old. In total, 188,751 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.84
Births
188,751
Births per 1,000 people
40.6
Mean age of mothers
28.7
Births to mothers aged 15–19
18.0%
Net reproduction rate
2.40
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.1
Population
4,651,883
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
10-149.30.8%3,036
15-19125.210.7%33,953
20-24269.923.1%55,500
25-29270.823.2%40,748
30-34236.820.3%29,518
35-39170.314.6%18,640
40-4469.76.0%6,278
45-4914.21.2%1,034
50-540.70.1%42