Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling was 2.22 live births per woman in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
2.22 live births per woman
Change on year
down 0.9%
World rank
96th
of 236 countries
All-time high
7.67 live births per woman
in 1956
All-time low
2.22 live births per woman
in 2024
Years of data
75
1950–2024
Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling in Dominican Republic, 1950–2024
Source: Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in live births per woman.
Analysis
The most recent figure for fertility rate vs. average years of schooling in Dominican Republic is 2.22 live births per woman, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 75 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 9.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate vs. average years of schooling in Dominican Republic peaked at 7.67 live births per woman in 1956 and was at its lowest, 2.22 live births per woman, in 2024.
Dominican Republic ranks 96th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 75 years of available data.
Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | live births per woman | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 7.51 live births per woman | — |
| 1951 | 7.54 live births per woman | +0.4% |
| 1952 | 7.59 live births per woman | +0.7% |
| 1953 | 7.63 live births per woman | +0.5% |
| 1954 | 7.66 live births per woman | +0.4% |
| 1955 | 7.67 live births per woman | +0.2% |
| 1956 | 7.67 live births per woman | +0.0% |
| 1957 | 7.67 live births per woman | -0.1% |
| 1958 | 7.64 live births per woman | -0.3% |
| 1959 | 7.61 live births per woman | -0.5% |
| 1960 | 7.55 live births per woman | -0.7% |
| 1961 | 7.49 live births per woman | -0.9% |
| 1962 | 7.4 live births per woman | -1.1% |
| 1963 | 7.3 live births per woman | -1.4% |
| 1964 | 7.19 live births per woman | -1.6% |
| 1965 | 7.05 live births per woman | -1.9% |
| 1966 | 6.95 live births per woman | -1.5% |
| 1967 | 6.75 live births per woman | -2.8% |
| 1968 | 6.55 live births per woman | -3.1% |
| 1969 | 6.37 live births per woman | -2.8% |
| 1970 | 6.18 live births per woman | -2.9% |
| 1971 | 6.01 live births per woman | -2.8% |
| 1972 | 5.84 live births per woman | -2.8% |
| 1973 | 5.67 live births per woman | -3.0% |
| 1974 | 5.44 live births per woman | -4.0% |
| 1975 | 5.24 live births per woman | -3.8% |
| 1976 | 5.05 live births per woman | -3.6% |
| 1977 | 4.84 live births per woman | -4.0% |
| 1978 | 4.64 live births per woman | -4.1% |
| 1979 | 4.47 live births per woman | -3.7% |
| 1980 | 4.3 live births per woman | -3.8% |
| 1981 | 4.15 live births per woman | -3.6% |
| 1982 | 4.01 live births per woman | -3.3% |
| 1983 | 3.95 live births per woman | -1.7% |
| 1984 | 3.82 live births per woman | -3.2% |
| 1985 | 3.69 live births per woman | -3.6% |
| 1986 | 3.6 live births per woman | -2.3% |
| 1987 | 3.53 live births per woman | -2.1% |
| 1988 | 3.5 live births per woman | -0.8% |
| 1989 | 3.48 live births per woman | -0.7% |
| 1990 | 3.41 live births per woman | -1.8% |
| 1991 | 3.35 live births per woman | -1.8% |
| 1992 | 3.29 live births per woman | -1.9% |
| 1993 | 3.23 live births per woman | -1.9% |
| 1994 | 3.16 live births per woman | -2.0% |
| 1995 | 3.1 live births per woman | -2.0% |
| 1996 | 3.04 live births per woman | -2.0% |
| 1997 | 2.92 live births per woman | -3.9% |
| 1998 | 2.83 live births per woman | -3.0% |
| 1999 | 2.85 live births per woman | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 2.87 live births per woman | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 2.83 live births per woman | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 2.76 live births per woman | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 2.7 live births per woman | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 2.64 live births per woman | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 2.57 live births per woman | -2.5% |
| 2006 | 2.51 live births per woman | -2.6% |
| 2007 | 2.51 live births per woman | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 2.55 live births per woman | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 2.57 live births per woman | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 2.56 live births per woman | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 2.53 live births per woman | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 2.5 live births per woman | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 2.47 live births per woman | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 2.45 live births per woman | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 2.43 live births per woman | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 2.41 live births per woman | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 2.4 live births per woman | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 2.4 live births per woman | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 2.37 live births per woman | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 2.33 live births per woman | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 2.29 live births per woman | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 2.27 live births per woman | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 2.24 live births per woman | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 2.22 live births per woman | -0.9% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 2.22 live births per woman is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.8 live births per woman, 1.2× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 2.22 live births per woman is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.62 live births per woman, 1.4× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 7.62 live births per woman | 7.51 live births per woman | 7.67 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1960s | 7.06 live births per woman | 6.37 live births per woman | 7.55 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1970s | 5.34 live births per woman | 4.47 live births per woman | 6.18 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.8 live births per woman | 3.48 live births per woman | 4.3 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.12 live births per woman | 2.83 live births per woman | 3.41 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.65 live births per woman | 2.51 live births per woman | 2.87 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.45 live births per woman | 2.37 live births per woman | 2.56 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.27 live births per woman | 2.22 live births per woman | 2.33 live births per woman | 5 |
Countries ranked near Dominican Republic
More education data for Dominican Republic
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 91,806 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 45,913 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 171,691 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 171,685 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 863,765 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.17 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.0197 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.102 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility rate vs. average years of schooling in Dominican Republic?
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling in Dominican Republic was 2.22 live births per woman in 2024, according to Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fertility rate vs. average years of schooling recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 7.67 live births per woman in 1956.
- What is the lowest fertility rate vs. average years of schooling recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.22 live births per woman in 2024.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for fertility rate vs. average years of schooling?
- Dominican Republic ranks 96th out of 236 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fertility rate vs. average years of schooling rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Dominican Republic data come from?
- The figures come from Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.