Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Dominican Republic, 2002

Dominican Republic
2002
Total fertility rate: 2.76
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2002  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Dominican Republic was 2.76 children per woman in 2002 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (169 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 25.7 years old. In total, 215,858 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.76
Births
215,858
Births per 1,000 people
24.4
Mean age of mothers
25.7
Births to mothers aged 15–19
22.2%
Net reproduction rate
1.28
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.9
Population
8,852,235
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
10-146.91.2%3,411
15-19104.818.9%47,912
20-24168.830.5%70,464
25-29134.024.2%50,386
30-3485.515.4%28,287
35-3940.37.3%12,021
40-4411.92.2%3,105
45-491.20.2%259
50-540.10.0%9