Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Syrian Arab Republic, 1974

Syrian Arab Republic
1974
Total fertility rate: 7.52
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1974  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Syrian Arab Republic was 7.52 children per woman in 1974 — 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, 333,078 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
7.52
Births
333,078
Births per 1,000 people
45.6
Mean age of mothers
30.3
Births to mothers aged 15–19
13.0%
Net reproduction rate
3.22
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.2
Population
7,302,160
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
10-144.80.3%2,254
15-19114.57.6%43,199
20-24296.819.8%86,738
25-29343.622.9%78,547
30-34314.020.9%56,860
35-39246.816.4%40,341
40-44137.69.2%19,971
45-4941.52.8%4,926
50-542.60.2%238