Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Dominican Republic, 1989

Dominican Republic
1989
Total fertility rate: 3.48
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-5 -1   1989  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Dominican Republic was 3.48 children per woman in 1989 — 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 26.3 years old. In total, 218,646 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
3.48
Births
218,646
Births per 1,000 people
31.2
Mean age of mothers
26.3
Births to mothers aged 15–19
20.7%
Net reproduction rate
1.57
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.2
Population
7,002,295
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
10-147.31.0%3,096
15-19115.116.5%45,155
20-24207.029.7%72,888
25-29172.724.8%53,624
30-34111.816.0%28,802
35-3961.28.8%11,995
40-4420.02.9%2,853
45-492.10.3%224
50-540.10.0%7