Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Western Asia, 1956

Western Asia
1956
Total fertility rate: 6.17
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1956  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Western Asia was 6.17 children per woman in 1956 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (301 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.1 years old. In total, 2,608,992 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.17
Births
2,608,992
Births per 1,000 people
44.7
Mean age of mothers
29.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
12.8%
Net reproduction rate
2.09
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.3
Population
58,370,332
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
10-148.80.7%24,907
15-19121.69.8%333,949
20-24275.422.3%692,611
25-29300.624.3%674,223
30-34248.920.2%468,912
35-39175.514.2%270,171
40-4483.56.8%117,477
45-4919.81.6%25,467
50-541.10.1%1,271