Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Dominican Republic, 1993

Dominican Republic
1993
Total fertility rate: 3.23
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1993  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Dominican Republic was 3.23 children per woman in 1993 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (199 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 25.9 years old. In total, 221,375 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
3.23
Births
221,375
Births per 1,000 people
29.1
Mean age of mothers
25.9
Births to mothers aged 15–19
22.2%
Net reproduction rate
1.47
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.6
Population
7,594,572
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
10-146.71.0%2,994
15-19118.718.3%49,250
20-24199.130.8%73,937
25-29157.724.4%52,188
30-3498.015.2%28,377
35-3948.57.5%11,502
40-4416.42.5%2,913
45-491.60.3%212
50-540.00.0%5