Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Western Asia, 1953

Western Asia
1953
Total fertility rate: 6.25
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1953  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Western Asia was 6.25 children per woman in 1953 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (305 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.1 years old. In total, 2,436,012 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.25
Births
2,436,012
Births per 1,000 people
45.2
Mean age of mothers
29.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
13.0%
Net reproduction rate
2.04
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.2
Population
53,911,573
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
10-148.90.7%24,975
15-19118.69.5%315,725
20-24277.322.2%647,919
25-29304.624.4%621,130
30-34256.020.5%425,968
35-39177.514.2%257,181
40-4485.56.8%117,325
45-4920.21.6%24,537
50-541.20.1%1,247