Total Fertility Rate in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Total Fertility Rate was 2.25 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Total Fertility Rate in Dominican Republic, 1960–2022
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total fertility rate in Dominican Republic is 2.25, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and down 9.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total fertility rate in Dominican Republic peaked at 7.55 in 1960 and was at its lowest, 2.25, in 2022.
That places Dominican Republic 91st out of 197 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.06 | 6.37 | 7.55 | 10 |
| 1970s | 5.34 | 4.47 | 6.18 | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.8 | 3.48 | 4.3 | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.13 | 2.87 | 3.41 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.66 | 2.51 | 2.86 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.44 | 2.34 | 2.54 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.27 | 2.25 | 2.3 | 3 |
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More gender data for Dominican Republic
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 95,571 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 99,370 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 95,764 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 99,535 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 96,170 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 99,895 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 96,712 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 100,420 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 97,442 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 101,174 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total fertility rate in Dominican Republic?
- Total fertility rate in Dominican Republic was 2.25 in 2022, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest total fertility rate recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 7.55 in 1960.
- What is the lowest total fertility rate recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.25 in 2022.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for total fertility rate?
- Dominican Republic ranks 91st out of 197 countries with data for 2022.
- Is total fertility rate rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Dominican Republic data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Total Fertility Rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gender-disaggregated data on health outcomes.