Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Dominican Republic, 2003

Dominican Republic
2003
Total fertility rate: 2.70
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2003  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Dominican Republic was 2.70 children per woman in 2003 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (164 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 25.8 years old. In total, 213,179 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.70
Births
213,179
Births per 1,000 people
23.7
Mean age of mothers
25.8
Births to mothers aged 15–19
21.8%
Net reproduction rate
1.25
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.9
Population
8,980,620
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
10-146.91.3%3,449
15-19100.918.6%46,571
20-24163.730.2%69,044
25-29131.924.4%50,134
30-3484.515.6%28,400
35-3940.17.4%12,112
40-4411.92.2%3,189
45-491.20.2%270
50-540.10.0%10