Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Dominican Republic, 1978

Dominican Republic
1978
Total fertility rate: 4.64
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-5 -1   1978  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Dominican Republic was 4.64 children per woman in 1978 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (237 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.9 years old. In total, 197,636 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
4.64
Births
197,636
Births per 1,000 people
36.3
Mean age of mothers
27.9
Births to mothers aged 15–19
19.5%
Net reproduction rate
1.99
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.2
Population
5,451,882
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
10-147.80.8%2,865
15-19117.312.6%38,619
20-24237.525.5%64,793
25-29222.924.0%45,791
30-34176.619.0%26,405
35-39115.512.4%13,727
40-4443.24.6%4,617
45-498.91.0%786
50-540.40.0%31