Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Dominican Republic, 1995

Dominican Republic
1995
Total fertility rate: 3.10
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-5 -1   1995  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Dominican Republic was 3.10 children per woman in 1995 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (193 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 25.8 years old. In total, 219,900 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
3.10
Births
219,900
Births per 1,000 people
27.9
Mean age of mothers
25.8
Births to mothers aged 15–19
21.9%
Net reproduction rate
1.42
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.8
Population
7,888,116
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%2,909
15-19113.718.3%48,259
20-24193.131.1%74,111
25-29151.524.4%51,320
30-3494.315.2%28,399
35-3946.17.4%11,765
40-4414.72.4%2,911
45-491.50.2%220
50-540.10.0%5