Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Suriname, 1983

Suriname
1983
Total fertility rate: 3.87
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1983  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Suriname was 3.87 children per woman in 1983 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (228 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.2 years old. In total, 12,460 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
3.87
Births
12,460
Births per 1,000 people
32.9
Mean age of mothers
27.2
Births to mothers aged 15–19
18.3%
Net reproduction rate
1.74
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.8
Population
378,746
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
10-143.10.4%73
15-1994.112.1%2,285
20-24228.129.4%4,786
25-29206.626.6%2,971
30-34141.218.2%1,483
35-3974.29.6%633
40-4426.93.5%213
45-492.00.3%15
50-540.00.0%0