Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Syrian Arab Republic, 1962

Syrian Arab Republic
1962
Total fertility rate: 7.51
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1962  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Syrian Arab Republic was 7.51 children per woman in 1962 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (329 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 30.4 years old. In total, 233,966 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
7.51
Births
233,966
Births per 1,000 people
47.2
Mean age of mothers
30.4
Births to mothers aged 15–19
11.4%
Net reproduction rate
2.83
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.2
Population
4,959,340
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
10-146.20.4%1,781
15-19120.28.0%26,778
20-24288.519.2%55,157
25-29328.821.9%56,178
30-34318.621.2%47,209
35-39251.116.7%30,282
40-44144.69.6%13,371
45-4943.62.9%3,035
50-542.60.2%174