Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Suriname, 1991

Suriname
1991
Total fertility rate: 3.09
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1991  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Suriname was 3.09 children per woman in 1991 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (187 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 26.7 years old. In total, 11,990 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
3.09
Births
11,990
Births per 1,000 people
28.9
Mean age of mothers
26.7
Births to mothers aged 15–19
15.4%
Net reproduction rate
1.42
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.9
Population
415,013
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
10-143.30.5%69
15-1986.213.8%1,845
20-24187.130.0%4,049
25-29161.926.0%3,460
30-34108.917.5%1,770
35-3957.29.2%645
40-4416.42.6%136
45-492.00.3%15
50-540.10.0%0