Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Iran (Islamic Republic of), 1997

Iran (Islamic Republic of)
1997
Total fertility rate: 2.32
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

Year

-5 -1   1997  +1 +5

Country

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y Z

The total fertility rate of Iran (Islamic Republic of) was 2.32 children per woman in 1997 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (123 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.8 years old. In total, 1,057,842 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.32
Births
1,057,842
Births per 1,000 people
16.6
Mean age of mothers
28.8
Births to mothers aged 15–19
14.4%
Net reproduction rate
1.07
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.0
Population
63,639,638
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
10-140.40.1%1,785
15-1940.28.7%152,590
20-24116.625.2%300,577
25-29122.826.6%269,243
30-3490.219.5%177,672
35-3955.312.0%102,615
40-4423.55.1%37,104
45-4912.32.7%15,402
50-540.90.2%852