Fertility in Suriname, 2001

Suriname
2001
Total fertility rate: 3.06
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2001  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Suriname was 3.06 children per woman in 2001 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (167 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.0 years old. In total, 12,338 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
3.06
Births
12,338
Births per 1,000 people
25.4
Mean age of mothers
27.0
Births to mothers aged 15–19
16.5%
Net reproduction rate
1.43
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.8
Population
486,560
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
10-143.80.6%92
15-1985.013.9%2,030
20-24166.727.3%3,390
25-29160.526.2%3,184
30-34115.718.9%2,234
35-3960.59.9%1,124
40-4418.13.0%270
45-491.20.2%14
50-540.00.0%0