Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Dominican Republic, 1996

Dominican Republic
1996
Total fertility rate: 3.04
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-5 -1   1996  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Dominican Republic was 3.04 children per woman in 1996 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (189 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 25.8 years old. In total, 219,032 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
3.04
Births
219,032
Births per 1,000 people
27.3
Mean age of mothers
25.8
Births to mothers aged 15–19
22.0%
Net reproduction rate
1.40
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.8
Population
8,032,894
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
10-146.41.1%2,951
15-19112.418.5%48,228
20-24189.331.1%73,774
25-29148.124.3%50,796
30-3492.415.2%28,312
35-3945.07.4%11,838
40-4413.92.3%2,901
45-491.50.2%226
50-540.10.0%5