Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Iran (Islamic Republic of), 1966

Iran (Islamic Republic of)
1966
Total fertility rate: 7.21
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-5 -1   1966  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Iran (Islamic Republic of) was 7.21 children per woman in 1966 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (333 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.5 years old. In total, 1,188,719 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
7.21
Births
1,188,719
Births per 1,000 people
46.0
Mean age of mothers
29.5
Births to mothers aged 15–19
10.7%
Net reproduction rate
2.35
Boys per 100 girls at birth
107.3
Population
25,829,270
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%1,840
15-19109.47.6%126,680
20-24332.823.2%295,002
25-29329.823.0%278,664
30-34302.821.1%243,800
35-39237.416.5%168,335
40-4497.36.8%62,155
45-4925.11.7%11,781
50-541.30.1%464