Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Suriname, 1971

Suriname
1971
Total fertility rate: 5.36
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1971  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Suriname was 5.36 children per woman in 1971 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (318 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.8 years old. In total, 12,846 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.36
Births
12,846
Births per 1,000 people
32.8
Mean age of mothers
27.8
Births to mothers aged 15–19
14.4%
Net reproduction rate
2.37
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.8
Population
391,932
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%24
15-1988.58.3%1,848
20-24317.929.9%4,329
25-29270.025.4%2,986
30-34235.122.1%2,336
35-39105.19.9%973
40-4441.13.9%310
45-495.80.5%36
50-540.60.1%3