Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Dominican Republic, 1976

Dominican Republic
1976
Total fertility rate: 5.05
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-5 -1   1976  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Dominican Republic was 5.05 children per woman in 1976 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (249 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.2 years old. In total, 195,183 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.05
Births
195,183
Births per 1,000 people
37.7
Mean age of mothers
28.2
Births to mothers aged 15–19
19.0%
Net reproduction rate
2.14
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.1
Population
5,180,404
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
10-148.30.8%2,925
15-19118.411.7%37,005
20-24249.124.7%62,468
25-29236.323.4%43,814
30-34199.019.7%26,968
35-39134.213.3%15,742
40-4452.65.2%5,330
45-4910.81.1%895
50-540.50.1%38