Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Dominican Republic, 2014

Dominican Republic
2014
Total fertility rate: 2.45
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2014  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Dominican Republic was 2.45 children per woman in 2014 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (142 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 26.3 years old. In total, 215,022 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.45
Births
215,022
Births per 1,000 people
20.8
Mean age of mothers
26.3
Births to mothers aged 15–19
19.5%
Net reproduction rate
1.15
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.5
Population
10,315,528
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
10-143.10.6%1,529
15-1985.717.4%41,959
20-24141.728.8%67,773
25-29123.325.1%52,801
30-3485.617.4%33,087
35-3940.88.3%14,326
40-4410.22.1%3,238
45-491.10.2%303
50-540.00.0%6