Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Iran (Islamic Republic of), 1978

Iran (Islamic Republic of)
1978
Total fertility rate: 6.34
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-5 -1   1978  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Iran (Islamic Republic of) was 6.34 children per woman in 1978 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (283 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.3 years old. In total, 1,611,066 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.34
Births
1,611,066
Births per 1,000 people
43.4
Mean age of mothers
29.3
Births to mothers aged 15–19
16.6%
Net reproduction rate
2.48
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.8
Population
37,126,534
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
10-141.90.1%4,057
15-19139.311.0%267,777
20-24277.921.9%453,521
25-29282.822.3%376,918
30-34252.119.9%246,589
35-39194.315.3%166,276
40-4497.97.7%79,727
45-4921.81.7%15,600
50-541.00.1%602