Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Iran (Islamic Republic of), 1979

Iran (Islamic Republic of)
1979
Total fertility rate: 6.55
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-5 -1   1979  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Iran (Islamic Republic of) was 6.55 children per woman in 1979 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (288 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.4 years old. In total, 1,717,676 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.55
Births
1,717,676
Births per 1,000 people
44.7
Mean age of mothers
29.4
Births to mothers aged 15–19
16.6%
Net reproduction rate
2.67
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.7
Population
38,424,952
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
10-142.00.2%4,414
15-19145.211.1%284,621
20-24280.021.4%475,678
25-29287.722.0%402,647
30-34261.119.9%268,977
35-39205.115.7%177,388
40-44106.18.1%87,353
45-4921.81.7%16,025
50-540.90.1%570