Fertility in State of Palestine, 2001

State of Palestine
2001
Total fertility rate: 5.34
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-5 -1   2001  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of State of Palestine was 5.34 children per woman in 2001 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (270 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.9 years old. In total, 123,288 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.34
Births
123,288
Births per 1,000 people
38.0
Mean age of mothers
28.9
Births to mothers aged 15–19
12.4%
Net reproduction rate
2.49
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.0
Population
3,242,285
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
10-140.40.0%95
15-1986.78.1%15,322
20-24265.524.8%38,470
25-29269.925.3%31,868
30-34220.520.6%21,119
35-39155.114.5%12,079
40-4464.56.0%4,035
45-496.00.6%299
50-540.10.0%4