Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Iran (Islamic Republic of), 1981

Iran (Islamic Republic of)
1981
Total fertility rate: 6.62
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-5 -1   1981  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Iran (Islamic Republic of) was 6.62 children per woman in 1981 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (287 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.5 years old. In total, 1,857,625 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.62
Births
1,857,625
Births per 1,000 people
44.2
Mean age of mothers
29.5
Births to mothers aged 15–19
16.2%
Net reproduction rate
2.79
Boys per 100 girls at birth
101.2
Population
41,989,312
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
10-142.20.2%5,364
15-19147.511.1%301,816
20-24275.320.8%502,322
25-29286.621.7%433,026
30-34264.020.0%311,044
35-39211.316.0%191,677
40-44112.58.5%94,090
45-4923.01.7%17,647
50-541.00.1%638