Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Syrian Arab Republic, 1989

Syrian Arab Republic
1989
Total fertility rate: 5.78
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1989  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Syrian Arab Republic was 5.78 children per woman in 1989 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (277 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 30.1 years old. In total, 466,013 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.78
Births
466,013
Births per 1,000 people
38.3
Mean age of mothers
30.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
12.5%
Net reproduction rate
2.66
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.4
Population
12,179,060
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
10-143.30.3%2,620
15-1986.47.5%58,031
20-24230.119.9%126,013
25-29277.024.0%119,873
30-34249.521.6%84,878
35-39186.116.1%49,494
40-4494.88.2%20,163
45-4927.62.4%4,688
50-541.70.1%252