Fertility in Iraq, 1970

Iraq
1970
Total fertility rate: 7.07
Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother
1970
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The total fertility rate of Iraq was 7.07 children per woman in 1970 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (360 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.6 years old. In total, 444,359 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
7.07
Births
444,359
Births per 1,000 people
45.6
Mean age of mothers
29.6
Births to mothers aged 15–19
12.0%
Net reproduction rate
2.96
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.6
Population
9,735,610
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
10-145.50.4%2,593
15-19108.67.7%53,514
20-24285.320.2%106,985
25-29359.725.5%116,167
30-34310.022.0%86,769
35-39218.215.4%52,899
40-44104.07.4%21,525
45-4920.01.4%3,734
50-541.00.1%172