Dominican Republic vs South Africa: Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling
Dominican Republic
2.22 live births per woman
in 2024
South Africa
2.21 live births per woman
in 2024
Dominican Republic rank
96th
South Africa rank
99th
Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling over time
- Dominican Republic
- South Africa
How they compare
Dominican Republic currently reports 2.22 live births per woman against 2.21 live births per woman in South Africa, a difference of 0.01 live births per woman.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Dominican Republic ahead.
Dominican Republic ranks 96th and South Africa ranks 99th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Dominican Republic averaged higher in 6 and South Africa in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Dominican Republic | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 7.62 live births per woman | 6.1 live births per woman | 1.51 live births per woman | Dominican Republic |
| 1960s | 7.06 live births per woman | 5.94 live births per woman | 1.13 live births per woman | Dominican Republic |
| 1970s | 5.34 live births per woman | 5.23 live births per woman | 0.1102 live births per woman | Dominican Republic |
| 1980s | 3.8 live births per woman | 4.48 live births per woman | 0.6773 live births per woman | South Africa |
| 1990s | 3.12 live births per woman | 3.15 live births per woman | 0.0357 live births per woman | South Africa |
| 2000s | 2.65 live births per woman | 2.47 live births per woman | 0.1827 live births per woman | Dominican Republic |
| 2010s | 2.45 live births per woman | 2.36 live births per woman | 0.0889 live births per woman | Dominican Republic |
| 2020s | 2.27 live births per woman | 2.23 live births per woman | 0.0404 live births per woman | Dominican Republic |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate vs. average years of schooling, Dominican Republic or South Africa?
- Dominican Republic, at 2.22 live births per woman against 2.21 live births per woman in South Africa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in fertility rate vs. average years of schooling between Dominican Republic and South Africa?
- 0.01 live births per woman, with Dominican Republic ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and South Africa?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Dominican Republic and South Africa rank globally for fertility rate vs. average years of schooling?
- Dominican Republic ranks 96th and South Africa ranks 99th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average number of live births a hypothetical cohort of women would have at the end of their reproductive period if they were subject during their whole lives to the fertility rates of a given period and if they were not subject to mortality.