Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Dominican Republic, 1983

Dominican Republic
1983
Total fertility rate: 3.95
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-5 -1   1983  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Dominican Republic was 3.95 children per woman in 1983 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (218 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.2 years old. In total, 206,672 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
3.95
Births
206,672
Births per 1,000 people
33.6
Mean age of mothers
27.2
Births to mothers aged 15–19
18.3%
Net reproduction rate
1.73
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.2
Population
6,147,248
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
10-148.11.0%3,159
15-19105.113.3%37,882
20-24218.227.5%69,567
25-29200.825.3%52,339
30-34144.918.3%28,304
35-3985.010.7%12,065
40-4425.33.2%2,857
45-494.70.6%475
50-540.30.0%23