Fertility in Iran (Islamic Republic of), 1959

Iran (Islamic Republic of)
1959
Total fertility rate: 7.57
Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother
1959
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The total fertility rate of Iran (Islamic Republic of) was 7.57 children per woman in 1959 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (358 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.5 years old. In total, 1,087,680 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
7.57
Births
1,087,680
Births per 1,000 people
52.2
Mean age of mothers
29.5
Births to mothers aged 15–19
9.1%
Net reproduction rate
2.27
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.9
Population
20,846,775
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%1,184
15-19119.77.9%99,314
20-24358.123.6%294,572
25-29347.422.9%268,274
30-34319.421.0%220,693
35-39248.916.4%151,473
40-44100.06.6%43,297
45-4923.31.5%8,450
50-541.20.1%423