Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Western Asia, 1957

Western Asia
1957
Total fertility rate: 6.05
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1957  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Western Asia was 6.05 children per woman in 1957 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (295 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.0 years old. In total, 2,626,215 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.05
Births
2,626,215
Births per 1,000 people
43.7
Mean age of mothers
29.0
Births to mothers aged 15–19
12.7%
Net reproduction rate
2.07
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.3
Population
60,037,060
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
10-148.60.7%25,138
15-19121.510.0%334,055
20-24271.022.4%701,475
25-29295.124.4%676,877
30-34242.320.0%475,615
35-39170.714.1%271,034
40-4481.96.8%115,592
45-4919.21.6%25,174
50-541.10.1%1,254