Fertility in Iraq, 1955

Iraq
1955
Total fertility rate: 6.00
Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother
1955
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-5 -1   1955  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Iraq was 6.00 children per woman in 1955 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (315 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.4 years old. In total, 266,904 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.00
Births
266,904
Births per 1,000 people
41.9
Mean age of mothers
29.4
Births to mothers aged 15–19
10.2%
Net reproduction rate
2.00
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.6
Population
6,366,278
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%1,482
15-1993.27.8%27,234
20-24248.520.7%63,472
25-29315.426.3%69,408
30-34266.322.2%53,534
35-39177.614.8%35,146
40-4474.16.2%13,536
45-4917.61.5%2,944
50-541.00.1%146