Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Syrian Arab Republic, 2002

Syrian Arab Republic
2002
Total fertility rate: 3.87
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2002  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Syrian Arab Republic was 3.87 children per woman in 2002 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (201 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.2 years old. In total, 526,366 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
3.87
Births
526,366
Births per 1,000 people
30.1
Mean age of mothers
29.2
Births to mothers aged 15–19
10.7%
Net reproduction rate
1.82
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.2
Population
17,468,332
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
10-141.00.1%1,058
15-1956.47.3%56,154
20-24174.022.5%148,459
25-29201.326.0%143,169
30-34175.222.6%103,493
35-39113.714.7%54,749
40-4442.75.5%16,368
45-499.21.2%2,801
50-540.50.1%116