Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Dominican Republic, 2007

Dominican Republic
2007
Total fertility rate: 2.51
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2007  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Dominican Republic was 2.51 children per woman in 2007 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (146 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 26.0 years old. In total, 206,408 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.51
Births
206,408
Births per 1,000 people
21.8
Mean age of mothers
26.0
Births to mothers aged 15–19
21.4%
Net reproduction rate
1.17
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.9
Population
9,455,658
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
10-145.81.2%2,916
15-1990.518.0%44,111
20-24145.729.0%63,961
25-29127.425.4%50,406
30-3482.816.5%29,544
35-3938.97.7%12,313
40-449.92.0%2,846
45-491.20.2%303
50-540.00.0%9