Fertility in Lebanon, 1955

Lebanon
1955
Total fertility rate: 5.81
Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother
1955
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-5 -1   1955  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Lebanon was 5.81 children per woman in 1955 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (295 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.0 years old. In total, 63,050 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.81
Births
63,050
Births per 1,000 people
40.6
Mean age of mothers
29.0
Births to mothers aged 15–19
10.1%
Net reproduction rate
2.44
Boys per 100 girls at birth
107.2
Population
1,554,068
The net reproduction rate counts only daughters who survive to their mothers' age: below 1, each generation of women is smaller than the one before.
Mother's ageBirths per 1,000 womenShare of total fertilityBirths
10-145.70.5%401
15-1992.68.0%6,375
20-24288.524.8%18,841
25-29295.525.4%17,650
30-34231.719.9%10,968
35-39160.913.8%5,350
40-4470.76.1%2,832
45-4917.51.5%600
50-541.10.1%32