Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Iran (Islamic Republic of), 1972

Iran (Islamic Republic of)
1972
Total fertility rate: 6.26
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-5 -1   1972  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Iran (Islamic Republic of) was 6.26 children per woman in 1972 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (291 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.2 years old. In total, 1,264,479 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.26
Births
1,264,479
Births per 1,000 people
40.9
Mean age of mothers
29.2
Births to mothers aged 15–19
15.1%
Net reproduction rate
2.25
Boys per 100 girls at birth
106.3
Population
30,921,179
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
10-141.60.1%2,949
15-19121.69.7%190,442
20-24290.823.3%361,220
25-29287.923.1%268,771
30-34249.220.0%212,623
35-39187.315.0%152,211
40-4484.16.7%59,991
45-4924.72.0%15,530
50-541.50.1%738