Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in State of Palestine, 1973

State of Palestine
1973
Total fertility rate: 7.55
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-5 -1   1973  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of State of Palestine was 7.55 children per woman in 1973 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (371 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.8 years old. In total, 58,962 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
7.55
Births
58,962
Births per 1,000 people
49.0
Mean age of mothers
29.8
Births to mothers aged 15–19
12.7%
Net reproduction rate
3.06
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.0
Population
1,202,258
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
10-141.80.1%141
15-19117.87.8%7,459
20-24299.519.8%15,374
25-29370.724.5%14,841
30-34324.621.5%10,921
35-39281.718.6%7,826
40-4497.66.5%2,101
45-4916.81.1%292
50-540.60.0%7