Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Syrian Arab Republic, 1972

Syrian Arab Republic
1972
Total fertility rate: 7.57
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1972  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Syrian Arab Republic was 7.57 children per woman in 1972 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (344 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 30.3 years old. In total, 313,553 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
7.57
Births
313,553
Births per 1,000 people
45.9
Mean age of mothers
30.3
Births to mothers aged 15–19
12.9%
Net reproduction rate
3.17
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.2
Population
6,826,024
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
10-145.20.3%2,274
15-19116.27.7%40,418
20-24297.319.7%80,818
25-29343.722.7%71,181
30-34314.420.8%55,409
35-39249.716.5%39,410
40-44140.99.3%19,137
45-4943.02.8%4,682
50-542.70.2%226