Fertility in Iran (Islamic Republic of), 2001

Iran (Islamic Republic of)
2001
Total fertility rate: 1.92
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-5 -1   2001  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Iran (Islamic Republic of) was 1.92 children per woman in 2001 — below the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (105 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.4 years old. In total, 1,074,860 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
1.92
Births
1,074,860
Births per 1,000 people
15.9
Mean age of mothers
28.4
Births to mothers aged 15–19
15.7%
Net reproduction rate
0.89
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.3
Population
67,452,005
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
10-140.30.1%1,272
15-1936.09.4%168,536
20-2493.324.4%334,640
25-29105.327.5%264,476
30-3479.720.8%175,800
35-3947.012.3%92,746
40-4416.24.2%29,707
45-494.81.3%7,321
50-540.30.1%361