Fertility in Suriname, 1961

Suriname
1961
Total fertility rate: 6.58
Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother
1961
Hover a column for the exact rate. Adding up all the rates (× 5 years ÷ 1,000) gives the total fertility rate.
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-5 -1   1961  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Suriname was 6.58 children per woman in 1961 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (373 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.2 years old. In total, 12,100 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.58
Births
12,100
Births per 1,000 people
44.4
Mean age of mothers
28.2
Births to mothers aged 15–19
10.4%
Net reproduction rate
2.83
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.4
Population
272,790
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
10-140.90.1%13
15-19107.48.2%1,262
20-24373.328.3%3,906
25-29333.825.3%3,236
30-34295.822.4%2,414
35-39141.110.7%925
40-4457.24.3%304
45-497.60.6%35
50-540.60.0%3