Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Syrian Arab Republic, 1987

Syrian Arab Republic
1987
Total fertility rate: 6.20
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1987  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Syrian Arab Republic was 6.20 children per woman in 1987 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (296 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 30.0 years old. In total, 458,974 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.20
Births
458,974
Births per 1,000 people
40.3
Mean age of mothers
30.0
Births to mothers aged 15–19
12.8%
Net reproduction rate
2.84
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.4
Population
11,388,923
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
10-143.90.3%2,911
15-1994.07.6%58,648
20-24248.420.0%124,824
25-29296.123.9%117,003
30-34265.721.4%82,351
35-39197.815.9%48,492
40-44103.68.4%19,757
45-4928.82.3%4,736
50-541.70.1%249