Fertility & birth rates in Dominican Republic and Mexico

Fertility rate in Dominican Republic vs Mexico chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in the Dominican Republic was 2.24 children per woman in 2023, compared to 1.91 in Mexico in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check the Dominican Republic vs Mexico population clock for a dynamic visualization of the changing population.

The chart below showcases historical changes in the birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Dominican Republic	Mexico
1960	7.56	6.76
1961	7.49	6.78
1962	7.4	6.8
1963	7.3	6.82
1964	7.19	6.83
1965	7.05	6.82
1966	6.95	6.79
1967	6.76	6.75
1968	6.55	6.71
1969	6.37	6.63
1970	6.18	6.53
1971	6.01	6.42
1972	5.84	6.28
1973	5.67	6.12
1974	5.44	5.95
1975	5.24	5.74
1976	5.05	5.54
1977	4.84	5.36
1978	4.64	5.2
1979	4.47	4.96
1980	4.3	4.74
1981	4.15	4.57
1982	4.01	4.43
1983	3.95	4.3
1984	3.82	4.18
1985	3.69	4.09
1986	3.6	3.97
1987	3.53	3.8
1988	3.5	3.64
1989	3.48	3.53
1990	3.41	3.44
1991	3.35	3.36
1992	3.29	3.29
1993	3.23	3.21
1994	3.16	3.13
1995	3.1	3.04
1996	3.04	2.96
1997	2.92	2.89
1998	2.84	2.82
1999	2.85	2.76
2000	2.87	2.71
2001	2.83	2.67
2002	2.76	2.63
2003	2.7	2.58
2004	2.64	2.54
2005	2.57	2.5
2006	2.51	2.46
2007	2.51	2.42
2008	2.55	2.39
2009	2.57	2.36
2010	2.56	2.34
2011	2.53	2.32
2012	2.5	2.29
2013	2.47	2.27
2014	2.45	2.21
2015	2.43	2.14
2016	2.41	2.09
2017	2.4	2.04
2018	2.4	2.03
2019	2.37	2.02
2020	2.33	1.99
2021	2.29	1.97
2022	2.27	1.94
2023	2.24	1.91
2024	2.22	1.89
2025	2.19	1.87
2026	2.17	1.85
2027	2.15	1.83
2028	2.13	1.82
2029	2.11	1.81
2030	2.08	1.79
2031	2.07	1.78
2032	2.05	1.77
2033	2.03	1.77
2034	2.02	1.76
2035	2	1.76
2036	1.99	1.75
2037	1.98	1.75
2038	1.96	1.74
2039	1.95	1.74
2040	1.94	1.73
2041	1.93	1.73
2042	1.93	1.72
2043	1.92	1.72
2044	1.91	1.72
2045	1.9	1.71
2046	1.89	1.71
2047	1.89	1.71
2048	1.88	1.7
2049	1.87	1.7
2050	1.87	1.7

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Dominican Republic	Mexico
1960	48.6%	46.8%
1961	48.9%	47%
1962	49.1%	47.1%
1963	49.2%	47.2%
1964	49.3%	47.3%
1965	49.4%	47.4%
1966	49.3%	47.5%
1967	49.2%	47.6%
1968	48.9%	47.6%
1969	48.6%	47.7%
1970	48.2%	47.7%
1971	47.7%	47.8%
1972	47.3%	47.7%
1973	46.8%	47.7%
1974	46.3%	47.6%
1975	45.8%	47.5%
1976	45.2%	47.2%
1977	44.7%	47%
1978	44.2%	46.7%
1979	43.7%	46.3%
1980	43.2%	45.8%
1981	42.7%	45.2%
1982	42.3%	44.4%
1983	41.8%	43.7%
1984	41.4%	43%
1985	41%	42.3%
1986	40.6%	41.6%
1987	40.2%	41%
1988	39.8%	40.3%
1989	39.4%	39.7%
1990	39.1%	39%
1991	38.7%	38.4%
1992	38.4%	37.8%
1993	38%	37.3%
1994	37.7%	36.9%
1995	37.3%	36.5%
1996	37%	36%
1997	36.6%	35.6%
1998	36.1%	35.2%
1999	35.7%	34.8%
2000	35.3%	34.3%
2001	35%	33.9%
2002	34.6%	33.4%
2003	34.2%	33%
2004	33.7%	32.5%
2005	33.2%	32.1%
2006	32.7%	31.6%
2007	32.2%	31.1%
2008	31.7%	30.6%
2009	31.3%	30.2%
2010	30.9%	29.8%
2011	30.5%	29.4%
2012	30.1%	29%
2013	29.8%	28.7%
2014	29.5%	28.3%
2015	29.2%	28%
2016	28.8%	27.6%
2017	28.5%	27.2%
2018	28.2%	26.7%
2019	27.9%	26.3%
2020	27.7%	26%
2021	27.4%	25.7%
2022	27.2%	25.3%
2023	26.9%	24.9%
2024	26.6%	24.5%
2025	26.2%	24.1%
2026	25.8%	23.7%
2027	25.4%	23.2%
2028	25.1%	22.8%
2029	24.7%	22.4%
2030	24.3%	22.1%
2031	24%	21.7%
2032	23.6%	21.4%
2033	23.3%	21.2%
2034	22.9%	20.9%
2035	22.6%	20.6%
2036	22.3%	20.3%
2037	22%	20.1%
2038	21.7%	19.9%
2039	21.5%	19.6%
2040	21.3%	19.4%
2041	21%	19.2%
2042	20.8%	19%
2043	20.6%	18.8%
2044	20.4%	18.6%
2045	20.3%	18.4%
2046	20.1%	18.2%
2047	19.9%	18%
2048	19.8%	17.8%
2049	19.6%	17.7%
2050	19.5%	17.5%

Children aged 0-14 make up 26.6% of the population in the Dominican Republic and 24.5% in Mexico in 2024, compared to 39.1% and 39% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of the Dominican Republic and Mexico compared.

Natural population change in Dominican Republic vs Mexico by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +1.34% in the Dominican Republic and +1.05% in Mexico. The chart below illustrates the comparison of the absolute yearly changes resulting from births and deaths.

Table

Year	Population change due to births and deaths
	Dominican Republic	Mexico
1960	117,346	1,206,955
1961	120,316	1,265,833
1962	122,977	1,328,319
1963	124,994	1,387,678
1964	127,504	1,447,360
1965	125,345	1,508,344
1966	132,096	1,566,170
1967	133,091	1,620,534
1968	133,666	1,671,918
1969	135,445	1,711,297
1970	137,835	1,753,370
1971	140,473	1,790,990
1972	143,255	1,823,302
1973	146,283	1,845,593
1974	147,652	1,868,809
1975	149,339	1,880,241
1976	151,201	1,891,958
1977	152,825	1,902,964
1978	154,043	1,921,419
1979	154,779	1,908,018
1980	157,697	1,893,158
1981	158,419	1,904,384
1982	159,597	1,921,772
1983	163,136	1,939,193
1984	164,263	1,960,428
1985	164,091	1,983,622
1986	165,674	1,998,043
1987	167,552	1,971,231
1988	171,291	1,936,601
1989	175,365	1,927,752
1990	176,748	1,926,480
1991	177,371	1,942,832
1992	177,481	1,956,659
1993	177,691	1,963,708
1994	176,882	1,959,775
1995	175,439	1,941,458
1996	174,008	1,922,554
1997	168,419	1,898,383
1998	164,287	1,871,650
1999	167,742	1,859,475
2000	171,684	1,845,383
2001	170,193	1,836,418
2002	166,740	1,820,665
2003	163,267	1,788,016
2004	158,789	1,759,250
2005	155,405	1,732,663
2006	151,122	1,706,084
2007	152,066	1,684,915
2008	156,664	1,670,846
2009	160,893	1,661,180
2010	162,072	1,658,682
2011	162,094	1,659,161
2012	160,915	1,656,599
2013	159,330	1,642,609
2014	157,260	1,587,620
2015	154,258	1,508,439
2016	151,550	1,445,256
2017	151,565	1,384,178
2018	150,852	1,366,076
2019	144,869	1,357,485
2020	137,417	1,031,637
2021	128,866	936,682
2022	138,767	1,224,397
2023	132,360	1,238,366

Maternal mortality chart: Dominican Republic vs Mexico

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 124 deaths per 100,000 live births in the Dominican Republic, compared to 42 deaths in Mexico.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Dominican Republic	Mexico
1985	249	107
1986	241	100
1987	231	93
1988	221	88
1989	213	85
1990	203	81
1991	193	77
1992	185	73
1993	176	71
1994	166	69
1995	152	66
1996	138	64
1997	122	62
1998	109	60
1999	92	58
2000	76	56
2001	68	55
2002	68	55
2003	71	54
2004	78	53
2005	83	52
2006	87	51
2007	90	50
2008	94	51
2009	96	51
2010	92	50
2011	91	47
2012	89	46
2013	91	45
2014	95	44
2015	102	43
2016	106	43
2017	104	44
2018	107	44
2019	118	43
2020	121	61
2021	153	104
2022	124	45
2023	124	42

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 3.14% in the Dominican Republic and 1.25% in Mexico. Below is the historical data on under-five mortality rates.

Table

Year	Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
	Dominican Republic	Mexico
1960	14.8%	15.5%
1961	14.6%	14.8%
1962	14.5%	14.3%
1963	14.3%	13.7%
1964	14.1%	13.2%
1965	13.8%	12.7%
1966	13.5%	12.3%
1967	13.3%	11.9%
1968	13%	11.5%
1969	12.7%	11.1%
1970	12.4%	10.7%
1971	12%	10.3%
1972	11.7%	9.93%
1973	11.3%	9.56%
1974	10.9%	9.21%
1975	10.5%	8.86%
1976	10.1%	8.52%
1977	9.71%	8.18%
1978	9.35%	7.85%
1979	9.01%	7.51%
1980	8.68%	7.18%
1981	8.36%	6.86%
1982	8.05%	6.55%
1983	7.76%	6.26%
1984	7.48%	5.98%
1985	7.21%	5.71%
1986	6.94%	5.46%
1987	6.69%	5.21%
1988	6.44%	4.98%
1989	6.19%	4.75%
1990	5.95%	4.53%
1991	5.7%	4.32%
1992	5.46%	4.12%
1993	5.22%	3.92%
1994	5%	3.74%
1995	4.78%	3.57%
1996	4.58%	3.4%
1997	4.4%	3.24%
1998	4.24%	3.09%
1999	4.1%	2.94%
2000	3.98%	2.81%
2001	3.88%	2.68%
2002	3.8%	2.57%
2003	3.73%	2.46%
2004	3.67%	2.36%
2005	3.62%	2.27%
2006	3.59%	2.19%
2007	3.56%	2.11%
2008	3.54%	2.04%
2009	3.52%	1.98%
2010	3.51%	1.91%
2011	3.5%	1.85%
2012	3.49%	1.79%
2013	3.5%	1.73%
2014	3.5%	1.68%
2015	3.5%	1.62%
2016	3.5%	1.57%
2017	3.5%	1.52%
2018	3.47%	1.47%
2019	3.43%	1.42%
2020	3.38%	1.38%
2021	3.31%	1.33%
2022	3.22%	1.29%
2023	3.14%	1.25%