Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Syrian Arab Republic, 2006

Syrian Arab Republic
2006
Total fertility rate: 3.56
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2006  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Syrian Arab Republic was 3.56 children per woman in 2006 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (189 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.1 years old. In total, 555,206 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
3.56
Births
555,206
Births per 1,000 people
28.3
Mean age of mothers
29.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
10.3%
Net reproduction rate
1.68
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.2
Population
19,637,022
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
10-140.70.1%755
15-1952.87.4%57,020
20-24161.722.7%154,979
25-29189.126.5%154,462
30-34162.422.7%110,106
35-39102.914.4%58,236
40-4437.55.3%17,175
45-496.60.9%2,385
50-540.30.0%88