Fertility in Iraq, 1975

Iraq
1975
Total fertility rate: 6.91
Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother
1975
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The total fertility rate of Iraq was 6.91 children per woman in 1975 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (344 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 30.0 years old. In total, 501,187 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.91
Births
501,187
Births per 1,000 people
43.4
Mean age of mothers
30.0
Births to mothers aged 15–19
9.7%
Net reproduction rate
2.97
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.6
Population
11,543,640
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
10-144.60.3%3,246
15-19103.07.4%48,619
20-24272.119.7%132,945
25-29343.624.8%127,476
30-34301.821.8%96,299
35-39218.215.8%60,189
40-44115.18.3%27,414
45-4923.71.7%4,785
50-541.20.1%216