Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Syrian Arab Republic, 1981

Syrian Arab Republic
1981
Total fertility rate: 6.97
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-5 -1   1981  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Syrian Arab Republic was 6.97 children per woman in 1981 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (329 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 30.1 years old. In total, 397,883 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.97
Births
397,883
Births per 1,000 people
43.0
Mean age of mothers
30.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
13.1%
Net reproduction rate
3.09
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.5
Population
9,260,189
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
10-144.70.3%2,854
15-19106.47.6%52,023
20-24280.620.2%108,296
25-29329.223.7%98,990
30-34291.220.9%69,241
35-39224.916.2%41,639
40-44119.68.6%19,639
45-4933.32.4%4,949
50-542.00.1%253