Fertility in Lebanon, 2001

Lebanon
2001
Total fertility rate: 2.58
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2001  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Lebanon was 2.58 children per woman in 2001 — 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 29.2 years old. In total, 92,686 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.58
Births
92,686
Births per 1,000 people
21.1
Mean age of mothers
29.2
Births to mothers aged 15–19
5.9%
Net reproduction rate
1.23
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.9
Population
4,401,918
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%1
15-1924.94.8%5,468
20-24111.521.6%22,182
25-29160.531.2%28,912
30-34127.424.7%21,891
35-3965.912.8%10,752
40-4420.23.9%2,924
45-494.30.8%529
50-540.30.1%28