Fertility in Lebanon, 1960

Lebanon
1960
Total fertility rate: 5.88
Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother
1960
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-5 -1   1960  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Lebanon was 5.88 children per woman in 1960 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (300 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.0 years old. In total, 70,795 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.88
Births
70,795
Births per 1,000 people
39.5
Mean age of mothers
29.0
Births to mothers aged 15–19
9.2%
Net reproduction rate
2.54
Boys per 100 girls at birth
107.3
Population
1,794,406
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%503
15-1992.57.9%6,535
20-24291.024.7%19,854
25-29300.225.5%19,387
30-34234.619.9%13,837
35-39164.013.9%7,648
40-4470.66.0%2,305
45-4917.61.5%690
50-541.20.1%38