Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Iran (Islamic Republic of), 1989

Iran (Islamic Republic of)
1989
Total fertility rate: 5.17
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-5 -1   1989  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Iran (Islamic Republic of) was 5.17 children per woman in 1989 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (233 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.9 years old. In total, 1,995,229 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.17
Births
1,995,229
Births per 1,000 people
35.2
Mean age of mothers
29.9
Births to mothers aged 15–19
12.4%
Net reproduction rate
2.33
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.4
Population
56,704,914
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
10-141.80.2%5,589
15-1996.59.3%246,420
20-24217.821.0%505,191
25-29233.322.5%491,525
30-34203.119.6%376,171
35-39159.915.4%241,206
40-4491.78.8%100,380
45-4930.63.0%27,206
50-541.90.2%1,543