Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Syrian Arab Republic, 1966

Syrian Arab Republic
1966
Total fertility rate: 7.55
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1966  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Syrian Arab Republic was 7.55 children per woman in 1966 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (334 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 30.3 years old. In total, 261,754 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
7.55
Births
261,754
Births per 1,000 people
46.7
Mean age of mothers
30.3
Births to mothers aged 15–19
12.6%
Net reproduction rate
2.98
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.2
Population
5,609,047
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
10-145.60.4%1,902
15-19122.68.1%33,019
20-24296.019.6%61,554
25-29333.622.1%60,297
30-34316.220.9%51,121
35-39249.416.5%34,416
40-44142.99.5%15,720
45-4942.62.8%3,555
50-542.60.2%168