Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Suriname, 2006

Suriname
2006
Total fertility rate: 2.73
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2006  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Suriname was 2.73 children per woman in 2006 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (146 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.2 years old. In total, 11,378 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.73
Births
11,378
Births per 1,000 people
21.7
Mean age of mothers
27.2
Births to mothers aged 15–19
15.0%
Net reproduction rate
1.28
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.7
Population
524,997
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
10-143.10.6%74
15-1973.913.5%1,705
20-24145.726.7%3,336
25-29142.926.2%2,859
30-34105.419.3%2,037
35-3957.610.5%1,067
40-4416.02.9%281
45-491.30.2%18
50-540.00.0%0