Dominican Republic vs Suriname: Fertility rate: births per woman
Dominican Republic
2.24 live births per woman
in 2023
Suriname
2.25 live births per woman
in 2023
Dominican Republic rank
94th
Suriname rank
93rd
Fertility rate: births per woman over time
- Dominican Republic
- Suriname
How they compare
Suriname currently reports 2.25 live births per woman against 2.24 live births per woman in Dominican Republic, a difference of 0.01 live births per woman.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Dominican Republic ahead.
Dominican Republic ranks 94th and Suriname ranks 93rd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Dominican Republic averaged higher in 6 and Suriname in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Dominican Republic | Suriname | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 7.62 live births per woman | 6.37 live births per woman | 1.25 live births per woman | Dominican Republic |
| 1960s | 7.06 live births per woman | 6.28 live births per woman | 0.7811 live births per woman | Dominican Republic |
| 1970s | 5.34 live births per woman | 4.72 live births per woman | 0.6167 live births per woman | Dominican Republic |
| 1980s | 3.8 live births per woman | 3.67 live births per woman | 0.1302 live births per woman | Dominican Republic |
| 1990s | 3.12 live births per woman | 2.99 live births per woman | 0.1235 live births per woman | Dominican Republic |
| 2000s | 2.65 live births per woman | 2.82 live births per woman | 0.1733 live births per woman | Suriname |
| 2010s | 2.45 live births per woman | 2.55 live births per woman | 0.1018 live births per woman | Suriname |
| 2020s | 2.28 live births per woman | 2.28 live births per woman | 0.0002 live births per woman | Dominican Republic |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate: births per woman, Dominican Republic or Suriname?
- Suriname, at 2.25 live births per woman against 2.24 live births per woman in Dominican Republic as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertility rate: births per woman between Dominican Republic and Suriname?
- 0.01 live births per woman, with Suriname ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Suriname?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Dominican Republic and Suriname rank globally for fertility rate: births per woman?
- Dominican Republic ranks 94th and Suriname ranks 93rd of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Fertility rate: births per woman. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total fertility rate: the average number of children a woman would have if she experienced the year's age-specific birth rates throughout her childbearing years.