Fertility in Iran (Islamic Republic of), 1970

Iran (Islamic Republic of)
1970
Total fertility rate: 6.80
Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother
1970
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The total fertility rate of Iran (Islamic Republic of) was 6.80 children per woman in 1970 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (310 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.4 years old. In total, 1,270,418 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.80
Births
1,270,418
Births per 1,000 people
43.6
Mean age of mothers
29.4
Births to mothers aged 15–19
14.1%
Net reproduction rate
2.38
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.7
Population
29,145,100
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
10-141.40.1%2,488
15-19124.19.2%179,408
20-24310.122.9%336,279
25-29309.322.8%270,685
30-34277.020.4%234,346
35-39213.915.8%167,502
40-4494.26.9%63,926
45-4925.41.9%15,177
50-541.50.1%611