Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Suriname, 2012

Suriname
2012
Total fertility rate: 2.67
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2012  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Suriname was 2.67 children per woman in 2012 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (142 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.7 years old. In total, 11,439 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.67
Births
11,439
Births per 1,000 people
20.3
Mean age of mothers
27.7
Births to mothers aged 15–19
13.4%
Net reproduction rate
1.26
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.9
Population
562,633
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
10-142.50.5%71
15-1962.211.7%1,532
20-24134.525.2%3,010
25-29142.326.7%3,157
30-34110.320.7%2,176
35-3961.011.4%1,129
40-4418.83.5%341
45-491.20.2%22
50-540.00.0%0