Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Dominican Republic, 1987

Dominican Republic
1987
Total fertility rate: 3.53
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1987  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Dominican Republic was 3.53 children per woman in 1987 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (204 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 26.6 years old. In total, 210,540 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
3.53
Births
210,540
Births per 1,000 people
31.4
Mean age of mothers
26.6
Births to mothers aged 15–19
19.5%
Net reproduction rate
1.58
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.2
Population
6,712,514
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
10-147.41.1%3,096
15-19108.215.3%41,076
20-24203.928.8%70,021
25-29179.025.3%53,142
30-34120.317.0%28,634
35-3966.29.3%11,666
40-4420.52.9%2,614
45-492.60.4%279
50-540.10.0%11