Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Syrian Arab Republic, 1973

Syrian Arab Republic
1973
Total fertility rate: 7.55
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1973  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Syrian Arab Republic was 7.55 children per woman in 1973 — 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, 322,881 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
7.55
Births
322,881
Births per 1,000 people
45.7
Mean age of mothers
30.3
Births to mothers aged 15–19
12.8%
Net reproduction rate
3.20
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.2
Population
7,060,321
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
10-145.10.3%2,283
15-19114.17.6%41,351
20-24297.519.7%83,638
25-29344.122.8%74,902
30-34314.320.8%56,050
35-39248.616.5%39,977
40-44139.69.3%19,638
45-4942.22.8%4,808
50-542.60.2%231