Fertility Rates, by Age and Religion


FERTILITY RATES, BY AGE AND RELIGION(1)
Specific rates, unless otherwise stated    
Woman's age 2002 2001 2000 1999 1995- 1990- 1985- 1980- 1975- 1970- 1965- 1960-  
        1999 1994 1989 1984 1979 1974 1969 1964  
  TOTAL POPULATION                   כל האוכלוסייה  
GENERAL FERTILITY ### 85.7 87.2 86.3 85.4 86.7 95.8 102.6 112.5 115.3 109.2 111.4  
   RATE  
      Up to 19 15.9 16.5 17.2 17.5 17.7 19.4 22.0 31.3 40.5 40.3 37.3 46.6     עד 19
      20-24 ### 114.6 117.3 118.6 120.2 131.7 153.6 174.7 194.8 203.5 208.6 229.5     20-24
      25-29 ### 178.5 186.7 186.9 189.7 193.0 201.7 194.3 204.9 226.9 239.0 230.3     25-29
      30-34 ### 158.9 161.7 158.7 156.7 147.3 144.8 137.5 150.3 170.4 168.1 154.0     30-34
      35-39 88.9 86.1 85.5 84.7 81.7 75.8 73.7 71.8 80.8 91.8 84.9 77.5     35-39
      40-44 21.2 21.3 20.8 20.2 19.4 17.6 17.0 15.8 19.6 24.3 23.3 26.3     40-44
      45+ 1.6 1.6 1.7 1.6 1.5 1.7 1.4 1.4 2.4 3.7 5.6 5.9     45+
TOTAL FERTILITY ### 2.89 2.95 2.94 2.93 2.93 3.07 3.13 3.47 3.80 3.83 3.85 פריון כולל
  JEWS - TOTAL יהודים - סך הכל  
GENERAL FERTILITY ### 74.4 75.7 74.4 73.4 75.3 86.3 92.3 98.7 99.5 94.5 96.6 שיעור פריון
   RATE    כללי
      Up to 19 6.9 6.9 7.4 7.6 8.1 10.6 14.0 22.8 31.2 29.3 31.3 38.8     עד 19
      20-24 82.5 83.0 85.8 86.3 89.1 104.8 132.3 156.3 175.0 184.5 192.2 209.1     20-24
      25-29 ### 164.8 173.7 173.7 176.4 180.0 191.5 181.5 187.5 205.7 217.1 210.0     25-29
      30-34 ### 157.2 159.5 155.7 152.2 140.0 137.6 127.0 129.0 146.3 144.6 133.9     30-34
      35-39 89.1 84.8 84.0 83.0 78.8 71.0 68.5 60.8 62.8 73.3 67.5 63.3     35-39
      40-44 21.0 20.5 20.2 19.2 18.0 15.8 13.5 10.5 12.6 16.0 16.0 19.3     40-44
      45+ 1.6 1.6 1.8 1.6 1.5 1.4 0.9 0.6 1.0 1.7 3.3 3.7     45+
TOTAL FERTILITY ### 2.59 2.66 2.64 2.62 2.62 2.79 2.80 3.00 3.28 3.36 3.39 פריון כולל
  MOSLEMS מוסלמים
GENERAL FERTILITY ### 155.1 157.5 157.4 156.3 153.4 151.6 173.3 221.4 257.1 283.8 277.9 שיעור פריון
   RATE    כללי
      Up to 19 54.8 57.8 59.8 60.5 58.8 56.6 53.9 67.5 91.8 118.5 113.8 118.9     עד 19
      20-24 ### 257.5 255.8 260.9 254.8 244.5 236.9 270.4 334.0 379.3 383.9 388.6     20-24
      25-29 ### 266.4 276.4 268.8 265.7 259.1 260.5 292.3 368.1 409.9 431.3 440.7     25-29
      30-34 ### 205.6 206.2 202.0 199.8 203.1 204.8 244.9 320.5 359.2 406.9 389.1     30-34
      35-39 ### 117.3 115.3 113.6 116.9 124.1 130.4 162.8 225.8 269.2 297.8 304.2     35-39
      40-44 31.6 34.5 32.5 32.8 35.8 41.2 47.4 60.7 90.0 121.7 154.9 147.2     40-44
      45+ 2.0 2.1 1.7 2.1 3.0 4.5 5.8 8.8 20.6 37.1 55.8 58.1     45+
TOTAL FERTILITY ### 4.71 4.74 4.70 4.67 4.67 4.70 5.54 7.25 8.47 9.22 9.23 פריון כולל
  CHRISTIANS נוצרים
GENERAL FERTILITY ### 75.7 78.7 77.8 79.5 69.4 80.7 77.6 96.5 117.6 133.0 150.5 שיעור פריון
   RATE    כללי
      Up to 19 9.3 15.6 11.9 12.5 15.3 15.9 18.0 20.3 30.3 40.0 45.5 46.5     עד 19
      20-24 ### 117.3 128.0 137.8 140.6 134.0 154.4 151.7 189.5 204.9 224.7 241.9     20-24
      25-29 ### 173.0 177.8 177.7 177.1 149.8 168.1 157.7 188.1 219.7 255.5 273.5     25-29
      30-34 ### 121.2 124.5 112.1 115.8 88.8 104.4 97.8 130.9 160.5 191.6 210.4     30-34
      35-39 49.9 53.5 55.9 49.3 50.2 38.1 45.3 44.5 69.0 82.0 100.2 121.1     35-39
      40-44 9.8 11.0 11.2 12.6 11.4 7.3 7.6 9.4 15.8 21.6 29.6 38.9     40-44
      45+ . . . .  (1.6) . .  1.4 1.6 0.6 0.4 1.3 1.7 4.4 4.5     45+
TOTAL FERTILITY ### 2.46 2.55 2.51 2.56 2.18 2.49 2.41 3.12 3.65 4.26 4.68 פריון כולל
  DRUZE דרוזים  
GENERAL FERTILITY ### 100.4 101.5 99.5 106.5 122.1 134.7 168.5 204.7 214.0 219.4 233.8 שיעור פריון
   RATE      כללי
      Up to 19 21.5 23.8 23.5 23.1 24.3 30.0 38.0 59.1 63.7 65.6 67.9 86.7     עד 19
      20-24 ### 175.5 176.2 163.7 174.8 199.1 224.1 271.7 314.7 335.1 327.7 360.1     20-24
      25-29 ### 185.7 180.7 190.0 199.3 219.6 236.3 289.2 371.0 371.5 377.7 375.3     25-29
      30-34 ### 135.1 142.4 135.4 146.3 175.5 186.4 231.5 311.0 335.0 333.0 323.2     30-34
      35-39 68.1 68.1 72.3 68.6 80.0 99.4 114.6 163.7 230.4 245.6 224.6 231.3     35-39
      40-44 9.6 15.7 17.7 18.5 22.3 26.7 35.1 56.9 85.0 77.0 104.9 100.2     40-44
      45+ - . .  . .  . .  1.3 2.7 3.3 8.4 10.6 20.0 24.6 21.4     45+
TOTAL FERTILITY ### 3.02 3.07 3.00 3.24 3.77 4.19 5.40 6.93 7.25 7.30 7.49 פריון כולל

1.   Data for five year periods are arithmetical means.


Source: Central Bureau of Statistics