Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in United Arab Emirates, 1978

United Arab Emirates
1978
Total fertility rate: 6.15
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-5 -1   1978  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of United Arab Emirates was 6.15 children per woman in 1978 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (329 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.2 years old. In total, 22,435 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.15
Births
22,435
Births per 1,000 people
27.7
Mean age of mothers
28.2
Births to mothers aged 15–19
11.9%
Net reproduction rate
2.85
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.3
Population
809,274
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
10-143.10.2%63
15-19139.111.2%2,662
20-24329.026.5%7,321
25-29310.024.9%6,505
30-34239.119.2%3,734
35-39135.710.9%1,505
40-4464.35.2%517
45-4920.81.7%120
50-541.50.1%7