Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in State of Palestine, 1999

State of Palestine
1999
Total fertility rate: 5.58
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1999  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of State of Palestine was 5.58 children per woman in 1999 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (278 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.9 years old. In total, 119,762 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.58
Births
119,762
Births per 1,000 people
39.2
Mean age of mothers
28.9
Births to mothers aged 15–19
12.9%
Net reproduction rate
2.60
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.1
Population
3,056,252
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
10-140.70.1%142
15-1994.58.5%15,464
20-24272.924.4%36,838
25-29278.124.9%30,562
30-34230.920.7%20,637
35-39163.514.6%11,800
40-4469.06.2%3,980
45-497.30.7%336
50-540.10.0%5