Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Iran (Islamic Republic of), 1956

Iran (Islamic Republic of)
1956
Total fertility rate: 7.25
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-5 -1   1956  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Iran (Islamic Republic of) was 7.25 children per woman in 1956 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (347 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.4 years old. In total, 997,803 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
7.25
Births
997,803
Births per 1,000 people
52.0
Mean age of mothers
29.4
Births to mothers aged 15–19
9.7%
Net reproduction rate
2.10
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.5
Population
19,204,386
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
10-141.20.1%1,103
15-19115.47.9%96,667
20-24347.223.8%282,418
25-29333.722.9%244,776
30-34306.021.0%207,557
35-39237.016.3%120,292
40-4492.66.4%36,343
45-4922.01.5%8,249
50-541.20.1%399