Dominican Republic birth & fertility rate charts by year

Fertility rate in the Dominican Republic chart

According to the latest birth rate data available, the fertility rate in the Dominican Republic is 2.24, which is above the replacement level of 2.1 children per woman. In 1993, the fertility rate was 3.23 — a -30.5% decline in 30 years.

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The chart below showcases the historical changes in birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Dominican Republic	World
1960	7.56	4.69
1961	7.49	4.56
1962	7.4	5.02
1963	7.3	5.31
1964	7.19	5.13
1965	7.05	5.08
1966	6.95	4.97
1967	6.76	4.87
1968	6.55	4.98
1969	6.37	4.88
1970	6.18	4.84
1971	6.01	4.69
1972	5.84	4.55
1973	5.67	4.42
1974	5.44	4.26
1975	5.24	4.07
1976	5.05	3.97
1977	4.84	3.84
1978	4.64	3.77
1979	4.47	3.76
1980	4.3	3.73
1981	4.15	3.71
1982	4.01	3.72
1983	3.95	3.59
1984	3.82	3.57
1985	3.69	3.53
1986	3.6	3.51
1987	3.53	3.48
1988	3.5	3.39
1989	3.48	3.35
1990	3.41	3.31
1991	3.35	3.13
1992	3.29	3.04
1993	3.23	2.97
1994	3.16	2.92
1995	3.1	2.87
1996	3.04	2.82
1997	2.92	2.78
1998	2.84	2.75
1999	2.85	2.72
2000	2.87	2.73
2001	2.83	2.69
2002	2.76	2.66
2003	2.7	2.64
2004	2.64	2.63
2005	2.57	2.61
2006	2.51	2.61
2007	2.51	2.6
2008	2.55	2.6
2009	2.57	2.59
2010	2.56	2.57
2011	2.53	2.55
2012	2.5	2.56
2013	2.47	2.53
2014	2.45	2.52
2015	2.43	2.49
2016	2.41	2.49
2017	2.4	2.46
2018	2.4	2.39
2019	2.37	2.35
2020	2.33	2.28
2021	2.29	2.25
2022	2.27	2.22
2023	2.24	2.2
2024	2.22	2.19
2025	2.19	2.18
2026	2.17	2.18
2027	2.15	2.17
2028	2.13	2.16
2029	2.11	2.15
2030	2.08	2.14
2031	2.07	2.13
2032	2.05	2.12
2033	2.03	2.12
2034	2.02	2.11
2035	2	2.1
2036	1.99	2.09
2037	1.98	2.09
2038	1.96	2.08
2039	1.95	2.08
2040	1.94	2.08
2041	1.93	2.07
2042	1.93	2.07
2043	1.92	2.07
2044	1.91	2.07
2045	1.9	2.06
2046	1.89	2.06
2047	1.89	2.06
2048	1.88	2.05
2049	1.87	2.05
2050	1.87	2.05

Birth rates by women ages chart

In 2025, of all live births 11.5% were to women under 20 years old, 55.6% to women ages 20-29, and 32.9% to women ages 30 and above. In comparison, the percentages in 1990 were 21.6%, 58.4%, and 20% for the same age groups respectively. A chart displaying the historical birth rates in the Dominican Republic by maternal age is provided below.

Annual births per 1,000 women ages

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Children 0-14 as share of population
	Dominican Republic	World
1960	48.6%	37.4%
1961	48.9%	37.5%
1962	49.1%	37.6%
1963	49.2%	37.8%
1964	49.3%	38%
1965	49.4%	38%
1966	49.3%	38%
1967	49.2%	38%
1968	48.9%	37.9%
1969	48.6%	37.8%
1970	48.2%	37.7%
1971	47.7%	37.6%
1972	47.3%	37.5%
1973	46.8%	37.3%
1974	46.3%	37.2%
1975	45.8%	37.1%
1976	45.2%	36.9%
1977	44.7%	36.7%
1978	44.2%	36.3%
1979	43.7%	35.9%
1980	43.2%	35.5%
1981	42.7%	35.2%
1982	42.3%	34.9%
1983	41.8%	34.6%
1984	41.4%	34.3%
1985	41%	34%
1986	40.6%	33.8%
1987	40.2%	33.6%
1988	39.8%	33.4%
1989	39.4%	33.2%
1990	39.1%	33%
1991	38.7%	32.9%
1992	38.4%	32.7%
1993	38%	32.5%
1994	37.7%	32.3%
1995	37.3%	32.1%
1996	37%	31.8%
1997	36.6%	31.5%
1998	36.1%	31.1%
1999	35.7%	30.8%
2000	35.3%	30.4%
2001	35%	30%
2002	34.6%	29.6%
2003	34.2%	29.2%
2004	33.7%	28.8%
2005	33.2%	28.5%
2006	32.7%	28.1%
2007	32.2%	27.9%
2008	31.7%	27.6%
2009	31.3%	27.5%
2010	30.9%	27.3%
2011	30.5%	27.1%
2012	30.1%	27%
2013	29.8%	26.9%
2014	29.5%	26.8%
2015	29.2%	26.6%
2016	28.8%	26.5%
2017	28.5%	26.4%
2018	28.2%	26.2%
2019	27.9%	26%
2020	27.7%	25.8%
2021	27.4%	25.6%
2022	27.2%	25.3%
2023	26.9%	25%
2024	26.6%	24.7%
2025	26.2%	24.4%
2026	25.8%	24.1%
2027	25.4%	23.8%
2028	25.1%	23.4%
2029	24.7%	23.1%
2030	24.3%	22.8%
2031	24%	22.6%
2032	23.6%	22.3%
2033	23.3%	22.1%
2034	22.9%	21.9%
2035	22.6%	21.7%
2036	22.3%	21.6%
2037	22%	21.5%
2038	21.7%	21.4%
2039	21.5%	21.3%
2040	21.3%	21.2%
2041	21%	21.1%
2042	20.8%	21%
2043	20.6%	21%
2044	20.4%	20.9%
2045	20.3%	20.8%
2046	20.1%	20.7%
2047	19.9%	20.7%
2048	19.8%	20.6%
2049	19.6%	20.5%
2050	19.5%	20.4%

The share of children aged 0-14 in the Dominican Republic was 48.6% in 1960, 38% in 1993, and 26.6% as of the latest data in 2025.

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Natural population change by year

For the past 10 years, the natural population change in the Dominican Republic, excluding migration, has been +1.34% annually. On average, 144,776 more people were born each year than died.

Table

Year	Population change due to births and deaths
	Dominican Republic
1960	117,346
1961	120,316
1962	122,977
1963	124,994
1964	127,504
1965	125,345
1966	132,096
1967	133,091
1968	133,666
1969	135,445
1970	137,835
1971	140,473
1972	143,255
1973	146,283
1974	147,652
1975	149,339
1976	151,201
1977	152,825
1978	154,043
1979	154,779
1980	157,697
1981	158,419
1982	159,597
1983	163,136
1984	164,263
1985	164,091
1986	165,674
1987	167,552
1988	171,291
1989	175,365
1990	176,748
1991	177,371
1992	177,481
1993	177,691
1994	176,882
1995	175,439
1996	174,008
1997	168,419
1998	164,287
1999	167,742
2000	171,684
2001	170,193
2002	166,740
2003	163,267
2004	158,789
2005	155,405
2006	151,122
2007	152,066
2008	156,664
2009	160,893
2010	162,072
2011	162,094
2012	160,915
2013	159,330
2014	157,260
2015	154,258
2016	151,550
2017	151,565
2018	150,852
2019	144,869
2020	137,417
2021	128,866
2022	138,767
2023	132,360

Maternal mortality chart

The maternal mortality rate in the Dominican Republic was 124 deaths per 100,000 live births in 2023 — a 0.12% chance of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination. This is a +63.2% increase compared to the year 2000.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Dominican Republic	World
1985	249	460
1986	241	438
1987	231	429
1988	221	414
1989	213	401
1990	203	391
1991	193	395
1992	185	395
1993	176	389
1994	166	382
1995	152	371
1996	138	366
1997	122	358
1998	109	360
1999	92	340
2000	76	328
2001	68	321
2002	68	311
2003	71	301
2004	78	291
2005	83	283
2006	87	276
2007	90	269
2008	94	264
2009	96	258
2010	92	253
2011	91	247
2012	89	239
2013	91	235
2014	95	231
2015	102	228
2016	106	220
2017	104	215
2018	107	211
2019	118	207
2020	121	211
2021	153	242
2022	124	203
2023	124	197

Under-five mortality rate chart

The under-5 mortality rate in the Dominican Republic was 31.4 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2023 — a 3.14% chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five. This is down from 39.8 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2000.

Table

Year	Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
	Dominican Republic	World
1960	14.8%	18.5%
1961	14.6%	18.1%
1962	14.5%	17.8%
1963	14.3%	17.5%
1964	14.1%	17.7%
1965	13.8%	17.5%
1966	13.5%	17.3%
1967	13.3%	17%
1968	13%	16.5%
1969	12.7%	15.5%
1970	12.4%	15.2%
1971	12%	15.1%
1972	11.7%	14.4%
1973	11.3%	14.1%
1974	10.9%	13.7%
1975	10.5%	13.4%
1976	10.1%	13%
1977	9.71%	12.5%
1978	9.35%	12.1%
1979	9.01%	11.7%
1980	8.68%	11.4%
1981	8.36%	11%
1982	8.05%	10.8%
1983	7.76%	10.6%
1984	7.48%	10.4%
1985	7.21%	10.1%
1986	6.94%	9.81%
1987	6.69%	9.47%
1988	6.44%	9.31%
1989	6.19%	9.02%
1990	5.95%	8.81%
1991	5.7%	8.66%
1992	5.46%	8.46%
1993	5.22%	8.19%
1994	5%	7.98%
1995	4.78%	7.76%
1996	4.58%	7.52%
1997	4.4%	7.28%
1998	4.24%	7.05%
1999	4.1%	6.76%
2000	3.98%	6.48%
2001	3.88%	6.21%
2002	3.8%	5.94%
2003	3.73%	5.65%
2004	3.67%	5.43%
2005	3.62%	5.16%
2006	3.59%	4.92%
2007	3.56%	4.7%
2008	3.54%	4.5%
2009	3.52%	4.31%
2010	3.51%	4.11%
2011	3.5%	3.97%
2012	3.49%	3.77%
2013	3.5%	3.61%
2014	3.5%	3.48%
2015	3.5%	3.35%
2016	3.5%	3.23%
2017	3.5%	3.11%
2018	3.47%	2.97%
2019	3.43%	2.86%
2020	3.38%	2.75%
2021	3.31%	2.66%
2022	3.22%	2.59%
2023	3.14%	2.49%