Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Dominican Republic, 1973

Dominican Republic
1973
Total fertility rate: 5.67
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1973  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Dominican Republic was 5.67 children per woman in 1973 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (264 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.6 years old. In total, 191,364 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.67
Births
191,364
Births per 1,000 people
40.0
Mean age of mothers
28.6
Births to mothers aged 15–19
18.6%
Net reproduction rate
2.35
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.1
Population
4,782,228
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
10-149.20.8%3,063
15-19125.911.1%35,526
20-24264.123.3%57,107
25-29261.823.1%41,467
30-34227.620.1%28,590
35-39163.814.5%18,389
40-4466.35.9%6,170
45-4913.51.2%1,013
50-540.70.1%39