Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Syrian Arab Republic, 1998

Syrian Arab Republic
1998
Total fertility rate: 4.25
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1998  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Syrian Arab Republic was 4.25 children per woman in 1998 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (217 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.3 years old. In total, 505,486 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
4.25
Births
505,486
Births per 1,000 people
32.0
Mean age of mothers
29.3
Births to mothers aged 15–19
11.8%
Net reproduction rate
1.98
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.3
Population
15,820,413
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
10-141.40.2%1,398
15-1966.67.8%59,525
20-24186.721.9%141,986
25-29217.425.5%135,902
30-34189.222.2%96,102
35-39126.314.8%51,150
40-4449.35.8%15,812
45-4913.71.6%3,444
50-540.80.1%164