Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Suriname, 1968

Suriname
1968
Total fertility rate: 5.86
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1968  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Suriname was 5.86 children per woman in 1968 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (339 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.0 years old. In total, 12,891 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.86
Births
12,891
Births per 1,000 people
36.4
Mean age of mothers
28.0
Births to mothers aged 15–19
11.9%
Net reproduction rate
2.58
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.8
Population
354,616
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%20
15-1994.68.1%1,537
20-24339.429.0%4,167
25-29296.125.3%3,176
30-34261.122.3%2,608
35-39121.110.4%1,011
40-4448.14.1%335
45-496.70.6%35
50-540.60.0%2