Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Western Asia, 1963

Western Asia
1963
Total fertility rate: 6.31
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-5 -1   1963  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Western Asia was 6.31 children per woman in 1963 — 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, 3,142,082 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.31
Births
3,142,082
Births per 1,000 people
44.2
Mean age of mothers
28.9
Births to mothers aged 15–19
12.0%
Net reproduction rate
2.31
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.2
Population
71,048,981
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
10-146.80.5%26,224
15-19123.59.8%377,612
20-24297.723.6%831,498
25-29304.624.2%812,620
30-34251.219.9%586,242
35-39170.713.5%342,759
40-4485.46.8%136,286
45-4920.01.6%27,393
50-541.10.1%1,437