Fertility in Suriname, 2005

Suriname
2005
Total fertility rate: 2.71
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2005  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Suriname was 2.71 children per woman in 2005 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (143 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.2 years old. In total, 11,269 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.71
Births
11,269
Births per 1,000 people
21.7
Mean age of mothers
27.2
Births to mothers aged 15–19
15.4%
Net reproduction rate
1.27
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.8
Population
519,312
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
10-143.30.6%77
15-1974.813.8%1,737
20-24143.426.4%3,249
25-29142.726.3%2,817
30-34105.219.4%2,054
35-3956.610.4%1,045
40-4415.82.9%270
45-491.30.2%18
50-540.00.0%0