Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Iran (Islamic Republic of), 1988

Iran (Islamic Republic of)
1988
Total fertility rate: 5.43
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-5 -1   1988  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Iran (Islamic Republic of) was 5.43 children per woman in 1988 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (242 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.9 years old. In total, 2,038,749 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.43
Births
2,038,749
Births per 1,000 people
37.0
Mean age of mothers
29.9
Births to mothers aged 15–19
13.0%
Net reproduction rate
2.44
Boys per 100 girls at birth
101.8
Population
55,072,694
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
10-142.10.2%6,121
15-19105.49.7%265,228
20-24226.320.8%511,680
25-29241.922.2%502,173
30-34214.019.7%381,024
35-39170.015.6%243,847
40-4496.68.9%100,129
45-4930.92.8%27,041
50-541.90.2%1,507