Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Dominican Republic, 1982

Dominican Republic
1982
Total fertility rate: 4.01
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-5 -1   1982  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Dominican Republic was 4.01 children per woman in 1982 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (220 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.2 years old. In total, 203,109 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
4.01
Births
203,109
Births per 1,000 people
33.8
Mean age of mothers
27.2
Births to mothers aged 15–19
18.8%
Net reproduction rate
1.75
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.2
Population
6,007,114
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
10-148.71.1%3,343
15-19107.713.4%38,270
20-24220.027.3%68,458
25-29201.925.1%50,514
30-34146.018.1%27,077
35-3987.910.9%11,822
40-4427.33.4%3,061
45-495.40.7%536
50-540.30.0%26