Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Lebanon, 1974

Lebanon
1974
Total fertility rate: 4.65
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

Year

-5 -1   1974  +1 +5

Country

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The total fertility rate of Lebanon was 4.65 children per woman in 1974 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (248 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.9 years old. In total, 84,513 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
4.65
Births
84,513
Births per 1,000 people
32.1
Mean age of mothers
28.9
Births to mothers aged 15–19
12.1%
Net reproduction rate
2.08
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.9
Population
2,635,185
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
10-142.30.3%385
15-1970.57.6%10,196
20-24229.124.6%28,348
25-29248.126.7%20,357
30-34191.820.6%13,128
35-39125.913.5%8,359
40-4447.65.1%2,950
45-4913.71.5%751
50-540.90.1%38