Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in State of Palestine, 1979

State of Palestine
1979
Total fertility rate: 7.28
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-5 -1   1979  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of State of Palestine was 7.28 children per woman in 1979 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (368 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.8 years old. In total, 67,895 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
7.28
Births
67,895
Births per 1,000 people
47.5
Mean age of mothers
29.8
Births to mothers aged 15–19
11.9%
Net reproduction rate
3.10
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.0
Population
1,428,116
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
10-141.30.1%122
15-19105.37.2%8,060
20-24287.619.7%17,716
25-29367.525.2%18,266
30-34323.922.2%12,564
35-39255.317.5%8,191
40-44100.26.9%2,669
45-4914.61.0%302
50-540.40.0%7