Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in State of Palestine, 1972

State of Palestine
1972
Total fertility rate: 7.59
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-5 -1   1972  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of State of Palestine was 7.59 children per woman in 1972 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (372 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.8 years old. In total, 57,339 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
7.59
Births
57,339
Births per 1,000 people
49.2
Mean age of mothers
29.8
Births to mothers aged 15–19
12.6%
Net reproduction rate
3.05
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.0
Population
1,164,750
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
10-141.90.1%143
15-19118.47.8%7,252
20-24299.519.7%14,739
25-29372.224.5%14,583
30-34325.921.5%10,731
35-39282.518.6%7,554
40-4498.26.5%2,035
45-4917.31.1%296
50-540.60.0%8