Fertility in Iraq, 1950

Iraq
1950
Total fertility rate: 6.20
Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother
1950
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Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1950  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Iraq was 6.20 children per woman in 1950 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (327 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.4 years old. In total, 259,351 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.20
Births
259,351
Births per 1,000 people
45.9
Mean age of mothers
29.4
Births to mothers aged 15–19
9.6%
Net reproduction rate
1.77
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.6
Population
5,653,350
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
10-144.40.4%1,294
15-1995.07.7%24,784
20-24257.620.8%58,170
25-29327.326.4%67,720
30-34276.222.3%56,496
35-39182.914.8%34,700
40-4475.16.1%13,089
45-4918.81.5%2,959
50-541.10.1%138