Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Iran (Islamic Republic of), 1973

Iran (Islamic Republic of)
1973
Total fertility rate: 6.06
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-5 -1   1973  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Iran (Islamic Republic of) was 6.06 children per woman in 1973 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (284 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.1 years old. In total, 1,276,873 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.06
Births
1,276,873
Births per 1,000 people
40.1
Mean age of mothers
29.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
15.5%
Net reproduction rate
2.22
Boys per 100 girls at birth
106.7
Population
31,839,838
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%3,156
15-19121.110.0%197,696
20-24283.623.4%375,899
25-29280.123.1%272,200
30-34239.219.8%205,341
35-39177.914.7%147,014
40-4480.86.7%59,353
45-4924.22.0%15,438
50-541.50.1%776