Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in State of Palestine, 1997

State of Palestine
1997
Total fertility rate: 5.82
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-5 -1   1997  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of State of Palestine was 5.82 children per woman in 1997 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (287 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.0 years old. In total, 115,022 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.82
Births
115,022
Births per 1,000 people
40.2
Mean age of mothers
29.0
Births to mothers aged 15–19
13.3%
Net reproduction rate
2.70
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.0
Population
2,859,576
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
10-140.90.1%168
15-19100.98.7%15,255
20-24279.124.0%34,837
25-29286.524.6%29,126
30-34241.520.7%19,937
35-39171.214.7%11,357
40-4475.36.5%3,977
45-498.60.7%360
50-540.20.0%6