Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Suriname, 2002

Suriname
2002
Total fertility rate: 2.96
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2002  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Suriname was 2.96 children per woman in 2002 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (159 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.1 years old. In total, 12,044 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.96
Births
12,044
Births per 1,000 people
24.3
Mean age of mothers
27.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
16.6%
Net reproduction rate
1.38
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.8
Population
496,551
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%90
15-1983.114.0%1,997
20-24159.226.9%3,336
25-29153.726.0%3,025
30-34112.419.0%2,172
35-3959.910.1%1,120
40-4418.63.1%290
45-491.20.2%15
50-540.00.0%0