Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Dominican Republic, 1986

Dominican Republic
1986
Total fertility rate: 3.60
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Year

-5 -1   1986  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Dominican Republic was 3.60 children per woman in 1986 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (207 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 26.8 years old. In total, 208,664 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
3.60
Births
208,664
Births per 1,000 people
31.8
Mean age of mothers
26.8
Births to mothers aged 15–19
18.8%
Net reproduction rate
1.61
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.1
Population
6,571,208
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%3,030
15-19104.814.5%39,237
20-24207.128.6%70,003
25-29183.925.4%53,109
30-34126.017.4%28,686
35-3969.89.7%11,669
40-4421.32.9%2,598
45-493.00.4%318
50-540.20.0%15