Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Syrian Arab Republic, 1991

Syrian Arab Republic
1991
Total fertility rate: 5.34
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1991  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Syrian Arab Republic was 5.34 children per woman in 1991 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (262 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 30.0 years old. In total, 471,185 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.34
Births
471,185
Births per 1,000 people
36.3
Mean age of mothers
30.0
Births to mothers aged 15–19
12.3%
Net reproduction rate
2.47
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.3
Population
12,980,821
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
10-142.50.2%2,165
15-1980.47.5%58,059
20-24211.819.8%126,031
25-29262.424.6%124,251
30-34232.921.8%86,885
35-39169.415.8%49,724
40-4482.37.7%19,241
45-4925.42.4%4,595
50-541.50.1%235