Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Iran (Islamic Republic of), 2002

Iran (Islamic Republic of)
2002
Total fertility rate: 1.84
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The total fertility rate of Iran (Islamic Republic of) was 1.84 children per woman in 2002 — below the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (101 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.4 years old. In total, 1,084,609 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
1.84
Births
1,084,609
Births per 1,000 people
15.9
Mean age of mothers
28.4
Births to mothers aged 15–19
15.5%
Net reproduction rate
0.85
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.4
Population
68,011,317
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%1,216
15-1935.19.6%167,784
20-2487.623.9%339,892
25-29101.227.6%271,489
30-3478.021.3%177,374
35-3945.612.4%92,120
40-4415.14.1%28,306
45-493.91.1%6,148
50-540.20.1%279