Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Western Asia, 1958

Western Asia
1958
Total fertility rate: 6.05
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1958  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Western Asia was 6.05 children per woman in 1958 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (296 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.0 years old. In total, 2,696,292 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.05
Births
2,696,292
Births per 1,000 people
43.7
Mean age of mothers
29.0
Births to mothers aged 15–19
12.6%
Net reproduction rate
2.09
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.2
Population
61,725,933
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
10-148.30.7%25,542
15-19123.110.1%338,635
20-24271.722.4%722,692
25-29295.824.4%693,068
30-34241.519.9%493,127
35-39170.214.0%279,903
40-4482.26.8%116,642
45-4919.01.6%25,380
50-541.10.1%1,282