Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Iran (Islamic Republic of), 2006

Iran (Islamic Republic of)
2006
Total fertility rate: 1.76
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The total fertility rate of Iran (Islamic Republic of) was 1.76 children per woman in 2006 — 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, 1,227,485 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
1.76
Births
1,227,485
Births per 1,000 people
16.7
Mean age of mothers
28.4
Births to mothers aged 15–19
12.3%
Net reproduction rate
0.82
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.8
Population
73,392,747
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%1,198
15-1933.59.5%150,632
20-2483.123.5%376,888
25-2997.427.6%348,574
30-3478.322.2%213,707
35-3944.912.7%106,311
40-4413.23.7%26,648
45-491.90.6%3,422
50-540.10.0%104