Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Suriname, 1988

Suriname
1988
Total fertility rate: 3.46
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1988  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Suriname was 3.46 children per woman in 1988 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (201 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.0 years old. In total, 12,828 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
3.46
Births
12,828
Births per 1,000 people
31.9
Mean age of mothers
27.0
Births to mothers aged 15–19
15.9%
Net reproduction rate
1.57
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.8
Population
402,227
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
10-143.60.5%79
15-1990.913.0%2,039
20-24201.128.8%4,542
25-29188.127.0%3,679
30-34125.618.0%1,679
35-3964.69.3%628
40-4421.13.0%166
45-492.10.3%15
50-540.10.0%0