Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Dominican Republic, 1985

Dominican Republic
1985
Total fertility rate: 3.69
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1985  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Dominican Republic was 3.69 children per woman in 1985 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (211 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 26.9 years old. In total, 207,169 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
3.69
Births
207,169
Births per 1,000 people
32.2
Mean age of mothers
26.9
Births to mothers aged 15–19
18.6%
Net reproduction rate
1.64
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.1
Population
6,430,404
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
10-147.41.0%2,990
15-19104.314.1%38,575
20-24210.728.5%69,986
25-29188.425.5%52,763
30-34130.817.7%28,373
35-3972.99.9%11,530
40-4421.82.9%2,563
45-493.50.5%370
50-540.20.0%17