Fertility in Iraq, 1960

Iraq
1960
Total fertility rate: 5.30
Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother
1960
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The total fertility rate of Iraq was 5.30 children per woman in 1960 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (277 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.4 years old. In total, 257,730 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.30
Births
257,730
Births per 1,000 people
36.7
Mean age of mothers
29.4
Births to mothers aged 15–19
10.6%
Net reproduction rate
1.97
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.6
Population
7,022,052
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
10-144.50.4%1,720
15-1983.17.9%27,373
20-24218.720.7%62,730
25-29277.226.2%69,211
30-34234.722.2%50,364
35-39157.714.9%30,802
40-4466.56.3%12,727
45-4915.21.4%2,673
50-540.80.1%131