Fertility in Iran (Islamic Republic of), 1951

Iran (Islamic Republic of)
1951
Total fertility rate: 6.98
Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother
1951
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The total fertility rate of Iran (Islamic Republic of) was 6.98 children per woman in 1951 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (341 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.4 years old. In total, 860,512 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.98
Births
860,512
Births per 1,000 people
50.9
Mean age of mothers
29.4
Births to mothers aged 15–19
10.4%
Net reproduction rate
1.91
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.1
Population
16,921,274
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
10-141.40.1%1,160
15-19107.17.7%89,071
20-24340.624.4%255,853
25-29322.423.1%225,504
30-34295.121.1%155,630
35-39223.216.0%91,796
40-4484.36.0%33,525
45-4921.21.5%7,614
50-541.20.1%358