Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Iran (Islamic Republic of), 1974

Iran (Islamic Republic of)
1974
Total fertility rate: 5.97
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-5 -1   1974  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Iran (Islamic Republic of) was 5.97 children per woman in 1974 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (279 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.1 years old. In total, 1,310,826 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.97
Births
1,310,826
Births per 1,000 people
40.0
Mean age of mothers
29.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
15.8%
Net reproduction rate
2.22
Boys per 100 girls at birth
106.9
Population
32,796,463
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
10-141.70.1%3,303
15-19121.810.2%207,433
20-24278.923.4%389,904
25-29276.223.2%284,131
30-34235.219.7%204,605
35-39173.414.5%145,218
40-4479.66.7%60,104
45-4923.72.0%15,352
50-541.40.1%778