Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Dominican Republic, 2006

Dominican Republic
2006
Total fertility rate: 2.51
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2006  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Dominican Republic was 2.51 children per woman in 2006 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (148 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 25.9 years old. In total, 204,201 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.51
Births
204,201
Births per 1,000 people
21.9
Mean age of mothers
25.9
Births to mothers aged 15–19
21.5%
Net reproduction rate
1.16
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.0
Population
9,341,182
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%2,857
15-1991.118.2%43,812
20-24148.329.6%64,458
25-29126.525.2%49,571
30-3481.416.2%28,673
35-3937.67.5%11,742
40-449.82.0%2,784
45-491.20.2%293
50-540.10.0%9