Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Iran (Islamic Republic of), 1985

Iran (Islamic Republic of)
1985
Total fertility rate: 6.24
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-5 -1   1985  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Iran (Islamic Republic of) was 6.24 children per woman in 1985 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (269 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.8 years old. In total, 2,102,014 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.24
Births
2,102,014
Births per 1,000 people
42.4
Mean age of mothers
29.8
Births to mothers aged 15–19
14.8%
Net reproduction rate
2.76
Boys per 100 girls at birth
100.9
Population
49,582,289
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
10-142.60.2%6,772
15-19132.510.6%310,903
20-24253.120.3%528,892
25-29268.621.5%506,670
30-34247.519.8%384,171
35-39201.916.2%235,521
40-44113.79.1%104,274
45-4928.22.3%23,731
50-541.50.1%1,081