Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Suriname, 1956

Suriname
1956
Total fertility rate: 6.42
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

Year

-5 -1   1956  +1 +5

Country

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y Z

The total fertility rate of Suriname was 6.42 children per woman in 1956 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (363 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.2 years old. In total, 10,444 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.42
Births
10,444
Births per 1,000 people
45.0
Mean age of mothers
28.2
Births to mothers aged 15–19
11.1%
Net reproduction rate
2.69
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.2
Population
232,142
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
15-19107.08.3%1,163
20-24363.128.2%3,559
25-29325.025.3%2,707
30-34288.122.4%1,943
35-39138.410.8%755
40-4456.44.4%270
45-497.40.6%34
50-540.60.0%2