Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Suriname, 2003

Suriname
2003
Total fertility rate: 2.84
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2003  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Suriname was 2.84 children per woman in 2003 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (151 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.2 years old. In total, 11,658 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.84
Births
11,658
Births per 1,000 people
23.0
Mean age of mothers
27.2
Births to mothers aged 15–19
16.0%
Net reproduction rate
1.33
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.7
Population
506,414
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
10-143.50.6%82
15-1978.213.8%1,864
20-24151.126.6%3,274
25-29148.626.1%2,908
30-34109.119.2%2,122
35-3958.810.3%1,095
40-4418.23.2%294
45-491.30.2%17
50-540.00.0%0