Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Dominican Republic, 1979

Dominican Republic
1979
Total fertility rate: 4.47
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-5 -1   1979  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Dominican Republic was 4.47 children per woman in 1979 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (233 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.6 years old. In total, 199,846 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
4.47
Births
199,846
Births per 1,000 people
35.8
Mean age of mothers
27.6
Births to mothers aged 15–19
19.8%
Net reproduction rate
1.91
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.3
Population
5,589,690
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
10-148.20.9%3,031
15-19117.613.1%39,605
20-24233.326.0%66,093
25-29217.224.2%47,026
30-34166.818.6%26,310
35-39106.611.9%12,849
40-4438.34.3%4,177
45-497.90.9%724
50-540.40.0%30