Fertility in Lebanon, 1959

Lebanon
1959
Total fertility rate: 5.84
Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother
1959
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-5 -1   1959  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Lebanon was 5.84 children per woman in 1959 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (298 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.0 years old. In total, 69,033 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.84
Births
69,033
Births per 1,000 people
39.6
Mean age of mothers
29.0
Births to mothers aged 15–19
9.3%
Net reproduction rate
2.51
Boys per 100 girls at birth
107.4
Population
1,742,770
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
10-145.60.5%469
15-1992.57.9%6,440
20-24289.124.7%19,639
25-29298.025.5%19,042
30-34233.119.9%13,331
35-39163.614.0%7,119
40-4468.75.9%2,259
45-4917.81.5%697
50-541.10.1%37