Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Syrian Arab Republic, 1978

Syrian Arab Republic
1978
Total fertility rate: 7.35
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1978  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Syrian Arab Republic was 7.35 children per woman in 1978 — 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 30.1 years old. In total, 376,027 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
7.35
Births
376,027
Births per 1,000 people
44.9
Mean age of mothers
30.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
13.4%
Net reproduction rate
3.26
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.3
Population
8,372,759
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
10-144.40.3%2,365
15-19115.27.9%50,535
20-24293.520.0%101,232
25-29343.623.4%91,577
30-34306.720.9%63,966
35-39237.816.2%41,081
40-44126.78.6%19,912
45-4937.02.5%5,111
50-542.20.2%247