Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Suriname, 1953

Suriname
1953
Total fertility rate: 6.30
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1953  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Suriname was 6.30 children per woman in 1953 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (356 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.2 years old. In total, 9,391 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.30
Births
9,391
Births per 1,000 people
44.2
Mean age of mothers
28.2
Births to mothers aged 15–19
11.7%
Net reproduction rate
2.59
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.4
Population
212,362
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
10-141.00.1%12
15-19104.78.3%1,102
20-24355.628.2%3,215
25-29318.425.3%2,377
30-34282.122.4%1,704
35-39135.210.7%684
40-4455.84.4%265
45-497.30.6%32
50-540.60.0%2