Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Dominican Republic, 2012

Dominican Republic
2012
Total fertility rate: 2.50
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2012  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Dominican Republic was 2.50 children per woman in 2012 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (145 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 26.0 years old. In total, 216,738 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.50
Births
216,738
Births per 1,000 people
21.5
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
104.7
Population
10,070,411
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
10-144.10.8%2,028
15-1993.518.7%46,433
20-24145.229.0%68,184
25-29124.624.9%52,019
30-3484.216.8%31,732
35-3938.37.7%13,127
40-449.51.9%2,906
45-491.10.2%304
50-540.00.0%6