Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Suriname, 1985

Suriname
1985
Total fertility rate: 3.71
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1985  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Suriname was 3.71 children per woman in 1985 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (215 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.2 years old. In total, 12,714 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
3.71
Births
12,714
Births per 1,000 people
32.9
Mean age of mothers
27.2
Births to mothers aged 15–19
17.0%
Net reproduction rate
1.68
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.8
Population
386,972
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
10-143.30.4%77
15-1992.212.4%2,160
20-24214.928.8%4,829
25-29201.627.0%3,263
30-34133.717.9%1,533
35-3971.99.6%628
40-4426.93.6%209
45-492.00.3%15
50-540.00.0%0