Fertility in Iran (Islamic Republic of), 2005

Iran (Islamic Republic of)
2005
Total fertility rate: 1.76
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-5 -1   2005  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Iran (Islamic Republic of) was 1.76 children per woman in 2005 — below the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (97 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.4 years old. In total, 1,176,881 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
1.76
Births
1,176,881
Births per 1,000 people
16.4
Mean age of mothers
28.4
Births to mothers aged 15–19
13.1%
Net reproduction rate
0.82
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.7
Population
71,828,455
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%1,187
15-1933.39.4%153,867
20-2483.123.6%368,092
25-2997.527.7%325,236
30-3477.722.0%197,912
35-3944.812.7%100,341
40-4413.43.8%26,311
45-492.20.6%3,810
50-540.10.0%128