Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Syrian Arab Republic, 1999

Syrian Arab Republic
1999
Total fertility rate: 4.14
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1999  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Syrian Arab Republic was 4.14 children per woman in 1999 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (214 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.2 years old. In total, 511,962 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
4.14
Births
511,962
Births per 1,000 people
31.5
Mean age of mothers
29.2
Births to mothers aged 15–19
11.3%
Net reproduction rate
1.94
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.2
Population
16,228,062
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
10-141.20.1%1,302
15-1963.17.6%57,873
20-24186.322.4%146,428
25-29214.025.8%138,281
30-34185.322.3%98,028
35-39121.014.6%51,239
40-4446.05.5%15,419
45-4912.31.5%3,239
50-540.80.1%155