Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Dominican Republic, 1981

Dominican Republic
1981
Total fertility rate: 4.15
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-5 -1   1981  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Dominican Republic was 4.15 children per woman in 1981 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (223 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.3 years old. In total, 202,014 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
4.15
Births
202,014
Births per 1,000 people
34.4
Mean age of mothers
27.3
Births to mothers aged 15–19
19.3%
Net reproduction rate
1.80
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.3
Population
5,868,453
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
10-149.11.1%3,473
15-19111.413.4%38,970
20-24223.326.8%67,584
25-29206.224.8%49,337
30-34151.218.2%26,595
35-3993.311.2%11,981
40-4430.93.7%3,453
45-496.10.7%594
50-540.40.0%27