Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Dominican Republic, 2004

Dominican Republic
2004
Total fertility rate: 2.64
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2004  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Dominican Republic was 2.64 children per woman in 2004 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (159 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 25.9 years old. In total, 210,347 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.64
Births
210,347
Births per 1,000 people
23.1
Mean age of mothers
25.9
Births to mothers aged 15–19
21.2%
Net reproduction rate
1.22
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.0
Population
9,104,892
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
10-146.11.2%3,071
15-1995.518.1%44,592
20-24159.230.1%67,909
25-29133.025.2%51,050
30-3483.015.7%28,371
35-3939.37.4%12,002
40-4411.22.1%3,063
45-491.20.2%282
50-540.10.0%9