Fertility in Dominican Republic, 2005

Dominican Republic
2005
Total fertility rate: 2.57
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2005  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Dominican Republic was 2.57 children per woman in 2005 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (154 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 25.9 years old. In total, 207,235 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.57
Births
207,235
Births per 1,000 people
22.5
Mean age of mothers
25.9
Births to mothers aged 15–19
21.2%
Net reproduction rate
1.19
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.0
Population
9,225,034
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
10-145.71.1%2,867
15-1992.618.0%43,858
20-24153.729.9%66,219
25-29130.825.4%50,751
30-3482.015.9%28,441
35-3938.57.5%11,880
40-4410.52.0%2,915
45-491.20.2%294
50-540.10.0%9