Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Suriname, 1978

Suriname
1978
Total fertility rate: 4.08
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1978  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Suriname was 4.08 children per woman in 1978 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (264 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.2 years old. In total, 11,583 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
4.08
Births
11,583
Births per 1,000 people
30.4
Mean age of mothers
27.2
Births to mothers aged 15–19
16.5%
Net reproduction rate
1.83
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.8
Population
381,502
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
10-141.00.1%27
15-1979.19.7%1,912
20-24263.832.4%4,621
25-29206.525.4%2,557
30-34169.820.9%1,650
35-3966.38.2%591
40-4423.62.9%198
45-493.30.4%23
50-540.40.0%2