Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Western Asia, 1965

Western Asia
1965
Total fertility rate: 6.23
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-5 -1   1965  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Western Asia was 6.23 children per woman in 1965 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (302 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.9 years old. In total, 3,237,876 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.23
Births
3,237,876
Births per 1,000 people
43.1
Mean age of mothers
28.9
Births to mothers aged 15–19
12.0%
Net reproduction rate
2.33
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.2
Population
75,173,474
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
10-145.90.5%24,892
15-19116.29.3%388,601
20-24298.724.0%843,551
25-29302.124.3%837,602
30-34249.420.0%610,129
35-39168.613.5%360,879
40-4482.76.6%142,483
45-4920.21.6%28,297
50-541.10.1%1,449