Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Dominican Republic, 1997

Dominican Republic
1997
Total fertility rate: 2.92
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1997  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Dominican Republic was 2.92 children per woman in 1997 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (182 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 25.7 years old. In total, 213,860 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.92
Births
213,860
Births per 1,000 people
26.2
Mean age of mothers
25.7
Births to mothers aged 15–19
22.1%
Net reproduction rate
1.35
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.8
Population
8,174,078
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%2,952
15-19109.318.7%47,355
20-24182.131.1%71,961
25-29142.424.3%49,476
30-3488.815.2%27,627
35-3942.57.3%11,489
40-4412.62.2%2,752
45-491.50.3%238
50-540.10.0%6