Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Iran (Islamic Republic of), 2012

Iran (Islamic Republic of)
2012
Total fertility rate: 1.85
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The total fertility rate of Iran (Islamic Republic of) was 1.85 children per woman in 2012 — below the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (102 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.3 years old. In total, 1,439,653 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
1.85
Births
1,439,653
Births per 1,000 people
18.1
Mean age of mothers
28.3
Births to mothers aged 15–19
8.6%
Net reproduction rate
0.87
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.3
Population
79,370,580
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%1,704
15-1937.510.0%123,109
20-2488.323.6%376,751
25-29102.327.4%458,155
30-3483.822.4%308,869
35-3947.712.8%137,392
40-4412.23.3%30,864
45-491.30.4%2,753
50-540.00.0%59