Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Lebanon, 1998

Lebanon
1998
Total fertility rate: 2.65
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

Year

-5 -1   1998  +1 +5

Country

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The total fertility rate of Lebanon was 2.65 children per woman in 1998 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (161 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.1 years old. In total, 91,300 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.65
Births
91,300
Births per 1,000 people
21.8
Mean age of mothers
29.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
6.2%
Net reproduction rate
1.26
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.9
Population
4,181,281
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
10-140.00.0%6
15-1927.45.2%5,698
20-24121.122.9%22,517
25-29160.630.3%28,150
30-34125.523.7%21,049
35-3968.412.9%10,491
40-4421.34.0%2,830
45-495.00.9%537
50-540.30.1%23