Fertility in Iran (Islamic Republic of), 1955

Iran (Islamic Republic of)
1955
Total fertility rate: 7.15
Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother
1955
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The total fertility rate of Iran (Islamic Republic of) was 7.15 children per woman in 1955 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (344 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.4 years old. In total, 965,812 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
7.15
Births
965,812
Births per 1,000 people
51.6
Mean age of mothers
29.4
Births to mothers aged 15–19
9.8%
Net reproduction rate
2.05
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.4
Population
18,700,802
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
10-141.30.1%1,100
15-19112.77.9%94,930
20-24343.924.0%277,046
25-29329.423.0%238,253
30-34302.121.1%199,682
35-39232.616.2%111,429
40-4490.06.3%34,789
45-4921.71.5%8,193
50-541.20.1%388