Fertility in State of Palestine, 2005

State of Palestine
2005
Total fertility rate: 4.87
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-5 -1   2005  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of State of Palestine was 4.87 children per woman in 2005 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (260 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.0 years old. In total, 126,494 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
4.87
Births
126,494
Births per 1,000 people
35.6
Mean age of mothers
29.0
Births to mothers aged 15–19
10.0%
Net reproduction rate
2.29
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.7
Population
3,557,401
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
10-140.10.0%21
15-1961.26.3%12,678
20-24239.524.6%39,914
25-29260.426.8%34,693
30-34209.721.6%22,433
35-39140.814.5%12,386
40-4457.15.9%4,122
45-494.30.4%249
50-540.00.0%0