Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Syrian Arab Republic, 1979

Syrian Arab Republic
1979
Total fertility rate: 7.25
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1979  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Syrian Arab Republic was 7.25 children per woman in 1979 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (341 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 30.1 years old. In total, 384,261 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
7.25
Births
384,261
Births per 1,000 people
44.4
Mean age of mothers
30.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
13.3%
Net reproduction rate
3.23
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.4
Population
8,661,910
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
10-144.50.3%2,503
15-19112.77.8%51,298
20-24287.919.9%103,173
25-29341.123.6%94,278
30-34303.421.0%66,395
35-39235.016.2%41,201
40-44125.58.7%20,053
45-4935.82.5%5,111
50-542.10.1%248