Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty was 2.24 live births per woman in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
2.24 live births per woman
Change on year
down 1.1%
World rank
94th
of 236 countries
All-time high
7.67 live births per woman
in 1956
All-time low
2.24 live births per woman
in 2023
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty in Dominican Republic, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in live births per woman.
Analysis
Dominican Republic recorded 2.24 live births per woman for fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 9.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty in Dominican Republic peaked at 7.67 live births per woman in 1956 and was at its lowest, 2.24 live births per woman, in 2023.
That places Dominican Republic 94th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 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% |
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 | 2.28 live births per woman | 2.24 live births per woman | 2.33 live births per woman | 4 |
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More poverty & inequality data for Dominican Republic
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 9 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 4,455 kg per hectare (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate 1.82 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 14.27 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 14.3% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate 2.86 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty in Dominican Republic?
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty in Dominican Republic was 2.24 live births per woman in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 7.67 live births per woman in 1956.
- What is the lowest fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.24 live births per woman in 2023.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty?
- Dominican Republic ranks 94th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 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 UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.