Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Iran (Islamic Republic of), 2011

Iran (Islamic Republic of)
2011
Total fertility rate: 1.79
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The total fertility rate of Iran (Islamic Republic of) was 1.79 children per woman in 2011 — below the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (99 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.3 years old. In total, 1,385,254 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
1.79
Births
1,385,254
Births per 1,000 people
17.7
Mean age of mothers
28.3
Births to mothers aged 15–19
8.8%
Net reproduction rate
0.84
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.2
Population
78,383,598
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
10-140.60.2%1,625
15-1935.19.7%122,160
20-2485.323.6%375,780
25-2998.927.3%435,578
30-3482.422.8%288,799
35-3946.412.8%129,456
40-4411.93.3%29,059
45-491.30.4%2,729
50-540.00.0%68