Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Dominican Republic, 1988

Dominican Republic
1988
Total fertility rate: 3.50
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-5 -1   1988  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Dominican Republic was 3.50 children per woman in 1988 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (206 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 26.5 years old. In total, 214,394 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
3.50
Births
214,394
Births per 1,000 people
31.3
Mean age of mothers
26.5
Births to mothers aged 15–19
19.7%
Net reproduction rate
1.57
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.2
Population
6,855,734
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%3,102
15-19109.415.6%42,195
20-24206.029.3%71,676
25-29176.425.1%53,618
30-34116.416.6%28,881
35-3964.19.1%11,903
40-4420.52.9%2,763
45-492.30.3%244
50-540.10.0%10