Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Western Asia, 1962

Western Asia
1962
Total fertility rate: 6.32
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-5 -1   1962  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Western Asia was 6.32 children per woman in 1962 — 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 28.9 years old. In total, 3,084,519 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.32
Births
3,084,519
Births per 1,000 people
44.7
Mean age of mothers
28.9
Births to mothers aged 15–19
12.1%
Net reproduction rate
2.29
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.2
Population
69,035,048
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
10-147.10.6%26,647
15-19127.010.0%371,869
20-24295.023.3%825,215
25-29304.924.1%790,995
30-34250.819.8%573,833
35-39172.813.7%333,819
40-4486.56.8%133,492
45-4919.91.6%27,197
50-541.10.1%1,439