Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Suriname, 1997

Suriname
1997
Total fertility rate: 2.95
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1997  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Suriname was 2.95 children per woman in 1997 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (177 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 26.5 years old. In total, 11,543 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.95
Births
11,543
Births per 1,000 people
25.8
Mean age of mothers
26.5
Births to mothers aged 15–19
15.8%
Net reproduction rate
1.37
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.1
Population
448,068
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
10-143.70.6%93
15-1987.414.8%1,821
20-24177.530.1%3,541
25-29151.625.7%3,042
30-3498.716.7%1,962
35-3955.19.3%897
40-4415.12.6%175
45-491.10.2%9
50-540.00.0%0