Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Suriname, 1962

Suriname
1962
Total fertility rate: 6.57
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1962  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Suriname was 6.57 children per woman in 1962 — 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 28.1 years old. In total, 12,342 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.57
Births
12,342
Births per 1,000 people
43.5
Mean age of mothers
28.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
10.4%
Net reproduction rate
2.84
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.5
Population
283,912
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%14
15-19107.18.1%1,279
20-24372.828.3%3,933
25-29333.525.4%3,304
30-34295.422.5%2,499
35-39140.710.7%959
40-4456.84.3%313
45-497.60.6%35
50-540.60.0%3