Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Dominican Republic, 1974

Dominican Republic
1974
Total fertility rate: 5.44
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-5 -1   1974  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Dominican Republic was 5.44 children per woman in 1974 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (256 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.5 years old. In total, 192,308 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.44
Births
192,308
Births per 1,000 people
39.1
Mean age of mothers
28.5
Births to mothers aged 15–19
19.0%
Net reproduction rate
2.27
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.1
Population
4,914,197
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
10-149.40.9%3,221
15-19124.611.5%36,505
20-24256.223.6%58,317
25-29252.223.2%42,107
30-34217.220.0%27,678
35-39153.414.1%17,561
40-4461.55.7%5,903
45-4912.61.2%976
50-540.60.1%39