Fertility in Iran (Islamic Republic of), 1961

Iran (Islamic Republic of)
1961
Total fertility rate: 7.46
Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother
1961
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The total fertility rate of Iran (Islamic Republic of) was 7.46 children per woman in 1961 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (350 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.5 years old. In total, 1,102,361 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
7.46
Births
1,102,361
Births per 1,000 people
49.8
Mean age of mothers
29.5
Births to mothers aged 15–19
9.2%
Net reproduction rate
2.29
Boys per 100 girls at birth
106.2
Population
22,125,726
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
10-141.10.1%1,316
15-19116.77.8%101,131
20-24350.023.4%287,438
25-29341.422.8%270,964
30-34314.721.1%223,845
35-39244.716.4%159,479
40-44101.36.8%49,056
45-4923.51.6%8,732
50-541.20.1%402