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Fertility & birth rates in Lebanon and Mongolia

Updated on by Georank team

Lebanon has an annual birth rate of 16.1 births per 1,000 people, compared to 19 for Mongolia. The average number of children a woman is expected to have during her lifetime — the fertility rate, is 2.24 in Lebanon and 2.7 in Mongolia — 20.6% difference.

1960 vs 2023, the fertility rate has decreased by -61.9% in Lebanon and by -60.4% in Mongolia — in 1960, it was 5.88 and 6.82, respectively.

Birth rates facts compared:

  • Lebanon is ranked 94/196 by birth rate compared to 81/196 for Mongolia.
  • The mean age at childbearing (for all the births, not just the first) is 29.2 in Lebanon — it's 29.3 in Mongolia.
  • Annual births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 (adolescent birth rate or teenage mother rate) is 20.8 in Lebanon vs 19.7 in Mongolia.
  • In Lebanon, 24.7% of the population is composed of women of reproductive age (15-49), compared to 24.2% in Mongolia.
  • Excluding migration, the natural population change due to births and deaths from 2022 to 2023 was +1.02% in Lebanon and +1.35% in Mongolia.

Birth rate data compared

Lebanon Mongolia
Fertility rate 2.24 2.7
Birth rate 16.1 19
Birth rate rank 94/196 81/196
Age at first childbirth n/a 20.5 years
Average age at childbearing 29.2 years 29.3 years
Annual births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 20.5 18.6
Annual births per 1,000 women ages 20-29 114.3 136.2
Annual births per 1,000 women ages 30+ 23.5 33.7
Female of reproductive age (15-49), share of population 24.7% 24.2%
Any modern method of contraceptive prevalence among married women ages 15-49 46.8% 45.2%
Share of births attended by skilled health staff 98.2% 99.3%
Maternal mortality per live birth 0.02% 0.04%
Neonatal mortality rate (before reaching 28 days of age) 1.11% 0.74%
Infant mortality rate (before reaching 1 year of age) 1.6% 1.14%
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births 1.83% 1.36%
Population change due to births and deaths +58,786 +46,995
Natural population change rank 89/196 99/196
Natural population change rate +1.02% +1.35%
Population growth +0.56% +1.25%
Population growth rank 130/197 88/197
Life expectancy 78.1 years 72.2 years

Fertility rate in Lebanon vs Mongolia chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Lebanon was 2.24 children per woman in 2023, compared to 2.7 in Mongolia in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Lebanon vs Mongolia population clock for a dynamic visualization of the changing population.

The chart below showcases historical changes in the birth rates.

Lebanon
Factual

UN forecast
Mongolia
Factual

UN forecast

Births per woman

Year Fertility rate
Lebanon Mongolia
1960 5.88 6.82
1961 5.89 6.96
1962 5.9 7.1
1963 5.91 7.24
1964 5.85 7.33
1965 5.77 7.38
1966 5.68 7.41
1967 5.57 7.39
1968 5.45 7.37
1969 5.32 7.34
1970 5.19 7.31
1971 5.05 7.3
1972 4.91 7.28
1973 4.79 7.24
1974 4.65 7.17
1975 4.52 7.07
1976 4.39 6.93
1977 4.28 6.79
1978 4.18 6.62
1979 4.08 6.42
1980 4.01 6.21
1981 3.95 5.98
1982 3.86 5.8
1983 3.73 5.63
1984 3.66 5.45
1985 3.53 5.26
1986 3.47 5.03
1987 3.42 4.83
1988 3.39 4.65
1989 3.36 4.42
1990 3.27 4.5
1991 3.16 4
1992 3.05 3.5
1993 2.94 2.5
1994 2.82 2.7
1995 2.73 2.77
1996 2.7 2.5
1997 2.67 2.4
1998 2.65 2.3
1999 2.63 2.3
2000 2.6 2.2
2001 2.58 2.2
2002 2.52 2.1
2003 2.46 2
2004 2.38 2
2005 2.29 2
2006 2.24 2.1
2007 2.2 2.3
2008 2.17 2.6
2009 2.19 2.8
2010 2.26 2.4
2011 2.32 2.6
2012 2.35 2.7
2013 2.36 3
2014 2.38 3.1
2015 2.38 3
2016 2.39 3
2017 2.37 2.8
2018 2.35 2.9
2019 2.33 3
2020 2.31 2.9
2021 2.28 2.8
2022 2.26 2.7
2023 2.24 2.7
2024 2.23 2.65
2025 2.21 2.6
2026 2.19 2.55
2027 2.17 2.51
2028 2.15 2.47
2029 2.13 2.44
2030 2.11 2.4
2031 2.1 2.37
2032 2.09 2.34
2033 2.07 2.31
2034 2.06 2.29
2035 2.05 2.26
2036 2.03 2.23
2037 2.02 2.21
2038 2.01 2.19
2039 2 2.17
2040 1.98 2.15
2041 1.97 2.13
2042 1.97 2.11
2043 1.96 2.09
2044 1.95 2.08
2045 1.94 2.06
2046 1.93 2.05
2047 1.92 2.04
2048 1.92 2.02
2049 1.91 2.01
2050 1.9 2

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Lebanon
Factual

UN forecast
Mongolia
Factual

UN forecast
Year Share of people 0-14 years old
Lebanon Mongolia
1960 42.4% 38.1%
1961 43.1% 38.8%
1962 43.6% 39.6%
1963 44.1% 40.4%
1964 44.4% 41.4%
1965 44.4% 42.4%
1966 44.2% 43.3%
1967 43.9% 44.2%
1968 43.6% 44.9%
1969 43.3% 45.4%
1970 42.9% 45.6%
1971 42.5% 45.8%
1972 42.1% 45.8%
1973 41.7% 45.8%
1974 41.3% 45.6%
1975 40.9% 45.4%
1976 40.6% 45.2%
1977 40.3% 44.8%
1978 39.8% 44.5%
1979 39.4% 44.1%
1980 39% 43.7%
1981 38.7% 43.3%
1982 38.4% 43%
1983 38.2% 42.7%
1984 38% 42.5%
1985 37.7% 42.3%
1986 37.5% 42.1%
1987 37.3% 42%
1988 37.1% 41.8%
1989 36.9% 41.7%
1990 36.7% 41.4%
1991 36.5% 41%
1992 36.2% 40.5%
1993 35.8% 40%
1994 35.3% 39.5%
1995 34.8% 39%
1996 34.2% 38.4%
1997 33.6% 37.8%
1998 33.1% 37%
1999 32.5% 36.2%
2000 31.9% 35.2%
2001 31.4% 34.1%
2002 30.8% 32.9%
2003 30.2% 31.8%
2004 29.6% 30.8%
2005 28.9% 29.9%
2006 28.3% 29.1%
2007 27.7% 28.5%
2008 27.2% 28.1%
2009 26.8% 27.9%
2010 26.4% 27.9%
2011 26.1% 28%
2012 25.9% 28.1%
2013 25.7% 28.5%
2014 25.6% 28.9%
2015 25.8% 29.5%
2016 26.4% 30.2%
2017 26.9% 30.9%
2018 27.5% 31.6%
2019 27.9% 32.3%
2020 27.9% 32.8%
2021 27.6% 32.9%
2022 27.2% 32.9%
2023 26.7% 32.6%
2024 26.2% 32.2%
2025 25.6% 31.6%
2026 25% 30.9%
2027 24.3% 30.1%
2028 23.7% 29.2%
2029 23.2% 28.2%
2030 22.7% 27.3%
2031 22.3% 26.3%
2032 22% 25.6%
2033 21.8% 24.9%
2034 21.8% 24.3%
2035 21.8% 23.8%
2036 21.7% 23.4%
2037 21.6% 23.1%
2038 21.6% 23%
2039 21.5% 22.9%
2040 21.5% 22.8%
2041 21.4% 22.9%
2042 21.3% 22.9%
2043 21.2% 23%
2044 21.1% 23.1%
2045 21% 23.2%
2046 20.9% 23.3%
2047 20.7% 23.4%
2048 20.5% 23.4%
2049 20.3% 23.4%
2050 20% 23.3%

Children aged 0-14 make up 26.2% of the population in Lebanon and 32.2% in Mongolia in 2024, compared to 36.7% and 41.4% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Lebanon and Mongolia compared.

Natural population change in Lebanon vs Mongolia by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +1.22% in Lebanon and +1.81% in Mongolia. The chart below illustrates the comparison of the absolute yearly changes resulting from births and deaths.

Lebanon
Mongolia

Natural population change

Year Population change due to births and deaths
Lebanon Mongolia
1960 52,515 20,726
1961 53,995 21,873
1962 55,585 22,960
1963 57,054 24,142
1964 57,808 25,317
1965 58,195 26,364
1966 58,546 27,338
1967 58,957 28,178
1968 59,247 29,017
1969 59,829 29,781
1970 60,593 30,558
1971 61,278 31,536
1972 62,216 32,727
1973 63,420 33,993
1974 64,425 35,297
1975 55,423 36,490
1976 11,138 37,670
1977 60,232 38,995
1978 60,829 40,276
1979 61,184 41,568
1980 63,053 42,343
1981 65,084 43,588
1982 41,602 45,179
1983 66,056 46,919
1984 66,785 48,562
1985 66,368 49,944
1986 67,162 50,329
1987 69,058 51,140
1988 70,444 51,588
1989 74,577 51,420
1990 73,629 49,443
1991 79,274 47,884
1992 77,447 42,437
1993 75,278 36,924
1994 73,069 34,711
1995 71,016 34,473
1996 71,286 33,741
1997 71,486 32,403
1998 71,889 31,757
1999 72,437 32,283
2000 72,642 32,753
2001 73,160 32,052
2002 72,648 30,439
2003 71,232 28,827
2004 69,675 28,418
2005 67,778 29,290
2006 65,932 33,609
2007 66,965 39,636
2008 67,132 45,843
2009 69,004 48,876
2010 72,605 44,914
2011 75,523 50,711
2012 77,248 55,942
2013 80,218 62,618
2014 92,285 66,078
2015 97,385 64,473
2016 91,551 62,086
2017 84,172 57,940
2018 77,165 60,635
2019 70,486 61,433
2020 59,903 60,888
2021 46,614 52,109
2022 60,909 47,730
2023 58,786 46,995

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Maternal mortality chart: Lebanon vs Mongolia

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 15 deaths per 100,000 live births in Lebanon, compared to 41 deaths in Mongolia.

Lebanon
Mongolia
Year Maternal mortality per 100K births
Lebanon Mongolia
1985 59 352
1986 58 346
1987 65 341
1988 65 335
1989 49 311
1990 48 276
1991 38 227
1992 36 199
1993 33 181
1994 30 178
1995 29 176
1996 28 178
1997 27 180
1998 26 174
1999 25 162
2000 24 144
2001 22 130
2002 21 120
2003 19 114
2004 18 108
2005 17 99
2006 17 90
2007 16 81
2008 15 77
2009 15 75
2010 15 71
2011 15 67
2012 14 63
2013 13 59
2014 14 56
2015 15 52
2016 15 48
2017 15 45
2018 15 45
2019 15 45
2020 27 47
2021 54 63
2022 15 41
2023 15 41

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 1.83% in Lebanon and 1.36% in Mongolia. Below is the historical data on under-five mortality rates.

Lebanon
Mongolia

Probability that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five

Year Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
Lebanon Mongolia
1960 7.48% -
1961 7.24% -
1962 7.01% -
1963 6.8% -
1964 6.62% -
1965 6.46% -
1966 6.33% -
1967 6.22% -
1968 6.14% -
1969 6.07% -
1970 6.01% -
1971 5.98% -
1972 5.93% -
1973 5.88% -
1974 5.81% -
1975 5.73% -
1976 18.6% -
1977 7.51% -
1978 7.54% 17.3%
1979 7.6% 16.7%
1980 7.39% 16.1%
1981 7.16% 15.5%
1982 12.2% 15%
1983 5.39% 14.4%
1984 5.18% 13.9%
1985 4.96% 13.4%
1986 4.74% 12.8%
1987 5.75% 12.2%
1988 5.53% 11.7%
1989 3.34% 11.1%
1990 3.18% 10.7%
1991 3.03% 10.2%
1992 2.88% 9.78%
1993 2.75% 9.39%
1994 2.63% 9%
1995 2.52% 8.6%
1996 2.4% 8.19%
1997 2.3% 7.74%
1998 2.19% 7.27%
1999 2.09% 6.78%
2000 1.99% 6.29%
2001 1.89% 5.8%
2002 1.78% 5.32%
2003 1.69% 4.87%
2004 1.6% 4.45%
2005 1.52% 4.07%
2006 1.44% 3.71%
2007 1.38% 3.39%
2008 1.33% 3.11%
2009 1.3% 2.85%
2010 1.27% 2.63%
2011 1.25% 2.44%
2012 1.24% 2.28%
2013 1.24% 2.15%
2014 1.25% 2.04%
2015 1.27% 1.94%
2016 1.31% 1.84%
2017 1.35% 1.74%
2018 1.4% 1.64%
2019 1.47% 1.56%
2020 1.55% 1.48%
2021 1.63% 1.43%
2022 1.73% 1.39%
2023 1.83% 1.36%

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