Fertility in Lebanon, 1961

Lebanon
1961
Total fertility rate: 5.89
Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother
1961
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The total fertility rate of Lebanon was 5.89 children per woman in 1961 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (301 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.0 years old. In total, 72,266 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.89
Births
72,266
Births per 1,000 people
39.1
Mean age of mothers
29.0
Births to mothers aged 15–19
9.3%
Net reproduction rate
2.55
Boys per 100 girls at birth
107.4
Population
1,850,084
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
10-145.50.5%546
15-1992.67.8%6,695
20-24291.724.7%19,948
25-29300.925.5%19,642
30-34234.919.9%14,203
35-39163.813.9%8,108
40-4472.36.1%2,431
45-4917.11.5%653
50-541.20.1%39