Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Syrian Arab Republic, 1988

Syrian Arab Republic
1988
Total fertility rate: 6.00
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1988  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Syrian Arab Republic was 6.00 children per woman in 1988 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (287 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 30.0 years old. In total, 464,056 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.00
Births
464,056
Births per 1,000 people
39.4
Mean age of mothers
30.0
Births to mothers aged 15–19
12.7%
Net reproduction rate
2.75
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.4
Population
11,782,264
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
10-143.60.3%2,823
15-1990.77.6%58,733
20-24240.520.0%126,202
25-29286.623.9%118,535
30-34258.921.6%84,087
35-39191.315.9%48,729
40-4499.28.3%20,002
45-4928.12.3%4,690
50-541.70.1%254