Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in State of Palestine, 1998

State of Palestine
1998
Total fertility rate: 5.69
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1998  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of State of Palestine was 5.69 children per woman in 1998 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (282 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.9 years old. In total, 117,709 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.69
Births
117,709
Births per 1,000 people
39.7
Mean age of mothers
28.9
Births to mothers aged 15–19
13.1%
Net reproduction rate
2.64
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.1
Population
2,962,888
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
10-140.80.1%161
15-1997.98.6%15,425
20-24275.824.2%35,913
25-29281.824.7%29,912
30-34235.620.7%20,339
35-39167.114.7%11,609
40-4472.16.3%3,992
45-497.90.7%347
50-540.20.0%6