Dominican Republic vs Suriname: Fertility rate, total

Dominican Republic
2.24 births per woman
in 2023
Suriname
2.25 births per woman
in 2023
Dominican Republic rank
90th
Suriname rank
89th

Fertility rate, total over time

  • Dominican Republic
  • Suriname
0246197019962023

How they compare

Suriname currently reports 2.25 births per woman against 2.24 births per woman in Dominican Republic, a difference of 0.01 births per woman.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Dominican Republic ahead.

Dominican Republic ranks 90th and Suriname ranks 89th of 215 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Dominican Republic averaged higher in 4 and Suriname in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Dominican Republic Suriname Difference Ahead
1970s 5.34 births per woman 4.72 births per woman 0.6167 births per woman Dominican Republic
1980s 3.8 births per woman 3.67 births per woman 0.1302 births per woman Dominican Republic
1990s 3.12 births per woman 2.99 births per woman 0.1235 births per woman Dominican Republic
2000s 2.65 births per woman 2.82 births per woman 0.1733 births per woman Suriname
2010s 2.45 births per woman 2.55 births per woman 0.1018 births per woman Suriname
2020s 2.28 births per woman 2.28 births per woman 0.0002 births per woman Dominican Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fertility rate, total, Dominican Republic or Suriname?
Suriname, at 2.25 births per woman against 2.24 births per woman in Dominican Republic as of 2023.
What is the difference in fertility rate, total between Dominican Republic and Suriname?
0.01 births per woman, with Suriname ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Suriname?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Dominican Republic and Suriname rank globally for fertility rate, total?
Dominican Republic ranks 90th and Suriname ranks 89th of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Fertility rate, total (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

Indicator
Fertility rate, total (births per woman)
Unit
births per woman
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
215 places, 11,590 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release