Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Dominican Republic, 1991

Dominican Republic
1991
Total fertility rate: 3.35
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1991  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Dominican Republic was 3.35 children per woman in 1991 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (205 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 26.1 years old. In total, 220,734 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
3.35
Births
220,734
Births per 1,000 people
30.2
Mean age of mothers
26.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
21.2%
Net reproduction rate
1.52
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.3
Population
7,299,853
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
10-147.21.1%3,140
15-19115.917.3%46,902
20-24205.330.6%74,088
25-29164.924.6%53,079
30-34104.415.5%28,711
35-3954.08.0%11,717
40-4418.12.7%2,891
45-491.80.3%203
50-540.10.0%6