Fertility in Lebanon, 1970

Lebanon
1970
Total fertility rate: 5.19
Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother
1970
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-5 -1   1970  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Lebanon was 5.19 children per woman in 1970 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (271 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.0 years old. In total, 79,766 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.19
Births
79,766
Births per 1,000 people
33.4
Mean age of mothers
29.0
Births to mothers aged 15–19
12.6%
Net reproduction rate
2.31
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.8
Population
2,386,114
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
10-143.40.3%510
15-1977.27.5%10,053
20-24253.024.5%22,704
25-29271.426.3%19,046
30-34211.620.5%14,292
35-39142.213.8%9,054
40-4457.75.6%3,333
45-4916.41.6%741
50-541.00.1%32