Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Syrian Arab Republic, 2012

Syrian Arab Republic
2012
Total fertility rate: 3.22
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2012  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Syrian Arab Republic was 3.22 children per woman in 2012 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (175 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.0 years old. In total, 630,948 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
3.22
Births
630,948
Births per 1,000 people
27.7
Mean age of mothers
29.0
Births to mothers aged 15–19
8.6%
Net reproduction rate
1.48
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.2
Population
22,759,763
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
10-140.50.1%593
15-1947.57.3%54,546
20-24150.123.2%166,191
25-29174.927.1%184,901
30-34147.222.8%134,706
35-3989.813.9%68,064
40-4431.14.8%19,309
45-495.10.8%2,545
50-540.20.0%93