Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Dominican Republic, 1999

Dominican Republic
1999
Total fertility rate: 2.85
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1999  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Dominican Republic was 2.85 children per woman in 1999 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (176 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 25.6 years old. In total, 214,538 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.85
Births
214,538
Births per 1,000 people
25.4
Mean age of mothers
25.6
Births to mothers aged 15–19
22.7%
Net reproduction rate
1.31
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.9
Population
8,446,208
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%3,043
15-19109.819.3%48,698
20-24176.130.9%71,267
25-29137.624.1%49,460
30-3486.415.2%27,553
35-3940.47.1%11,467
40-4411.82.1%2,801
45-491.30.2%241
50-540.00.0%6