Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Dominican Republic, 1994

Dominican Republic
1994
Total fertility rate: 3.16
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-5 -1   1994  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Dominican Republic was 3.16 children per woman in 1994 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (196 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 25.8 years old. In total, 220,860 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
3.16
Births
220,860
Births per 1,000 people
28.5
Mean age of mothers
25.8
Births to mothers aged 15–19
22.3%
Net reproduction rate
1.45
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.7
Population
7,741,694
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
10-146.41.0%2,896
15-19117.318.5%49,221
20-24196.230.9%74,086
25-29154.324.3%51,631
30-3495.915.1%28,356
35-3946.87.4%11,532
40-4415.62.5%2,919
45-491.60.2%215
50-540.00.0%5