Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Suriname, 1996

Suriname
1996
Total fertility rate: 2.92
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

Year

-5 -1   1996  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Suriname was 2.92 children per woman in 1996 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (179 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 26.4 years old. In total, 11,362 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.92
Births
11,362
Births per 1,000 people
25.9
Mean age of mothers
26.4
Births to mothers aged 15–19
15.7%
Net reproduction rate
1.35
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.1
Population
438,830
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
10-143.60.6%88
15-1988.515.1%1,786
20-24179.330.7%3,605
25-29150.325.7%3,036
30-3494.316.1%1,871
35-3952.89.0%805
40-4414.82.5%158
45-491.20.2%10
50-540.00.0%0