Fertility in Iraq, 1961

Iraq
1961
Total fertility rate: 5.80
Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother
1961
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The total fertility rate of Iraq was 5.80 children per woman in 1961 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (303 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.4 years old. In total, 288,108 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.80
Births
288,108
Births per 1,000 people
40.0
Mean age of mothers
29.4
Births to mothers aged 15–19
10.7%
Net reproduction rate
2.19
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.6
Population
7,194,553
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%1,788
15-1991.27.9%30,791
20-24239.220.7%70,323
25-29303.126.2%77,666
30-34256.922.2%56,440
35-39173.114.9%34,034
40-4472.96.3%13,976
45-4916.61.4%2,949
50-540.90.1%142