Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Suriname, 1998

Suriname
1998
Total fertility rate: 2.99
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

Year

-5 -1   1998  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Suriname was 2.99 children per woman in 1998 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (175 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 26.8 years old. In total, 11,732 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.99
Births
11,732
Births per 1,000 people
25.6
Mean age of mothers
26.8
Births to mothers aged 15–19
15.1%
Net reproduction rate
1.38
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.0
Population
457,406
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
10-143.40.6%86
15-1981.313.6%1,766
20-24175.029.3%3,464
25-29156.926.3%3,140
30-34105.117.6%2,079
35-3957.29.6%983
40-4416.42.8%205
45-491.10.2%10
50-540.00.0%0