Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Lebanon, 1972

Lebanon
1972
Total fertility rate: 4.91
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1972  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Lebanon was 4.91 children per woman in 1972 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (259 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.0 years old. In total, 81,822 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
4.91
Births
81,822
Births per 1,000 people
32.6
Mean age of mothers
29.0
Births to mothers aged 15–19
12.2%
Net reproduction rate
2.19
Boys per 100 girls at birth
106.0
Population
2,509,729
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
10-142.90.3%458
15-1972.67.4%9,971
20-24240.324.6%25,881
25-29259.226.5%19,196
30-34201.420.6%13,643
35-39134.013.7%8,725
40-4452.25.3%3,149
45-4915.11.5%764
50-541.10.1%36