Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Syrian Arab Republic, 1996

Syrian Arab Republic
1996
Total fertility rate: 4.54
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1996  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Syrian Arab Republic was 4.54 children per woman in 1996 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (228 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.5 years old. In total, 499,393 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
4.54
Births
499,393
Births per 1,000 people
33.3
Mean age of mothers
29.5
Births to mothers aged 15–19
12.4%
Net reproduction rate
2.11
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.3
Population
15,018,104
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
10-141.70.2%1,615
15-1972.88.0%62,044
20-24191.521.1%136,487
25-29228.125.1%133,332
30-34200.122.0%93,558
35-39138.815.3%51,445
40-4457.76.3%16,840
45-4916.81.9%3,897
50-541.00.1%176