Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Dominican Republic, 2011

Dominican Republic
2011
Total fertility rate: 2.53
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2011  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Dominican Republic was 2.53 children per woman in 2011 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (147 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 25.9 years old. In total, 217,516 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.53
Births
217,516
Births per 1,000 people
21.9
Mean age of mothers
25.9
Births to mothers aged 15–19
21.9%
Net reproduction rate
1.18
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.8
Population
9,945,622
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
10-144.80.9%2,356
15-1995.518.9%47,552
20-24147.029.0%68,048
25-29126.324.9%52,159
30-3484.016.6%31,334
35-3938.37.6%12,936
40-449.31.8%2,813
45-491.10.2%308
50-540.00.0%7