Fertility in Suriname, 1970

Suriname
1970
Total fertility rate: 5.53
Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother
1970
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   1970  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Suriname was 5.53 children per woman in 1970 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (325 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.9 years old. In total, 12,803 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.53
Births
12,803
Births per 1,000 people
33.7
Mean age of mothers
27.9
Births to mothers aged 15–19
13.4%
Net reproduction rate
2.44
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.8
Population
379,442
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%23
15-1989.98.2%1,716
20-24325.329.6%4,231
25-29278.825.4%3,042
30-34243.722.2%2,435
35-39110.810.1%997
40-4443.33.9%318
45-496.10.6%37
50-540.60.1%3