Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Western Asia, 1966

Western Asia
1966
Total fertility rate: 6.18
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-5 -1   1966  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Western Asia was 6.18 children per woman in 1966 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (300 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.9 years old. In total, 3,285,663 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.18
Births
3,285,663
Births per 1,000 people
42.5
Mean age of mothers
28.9
Births to mothers aged 15–19
12.1%
Net reproduction rate
2.33
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.2
Population
77,319,621
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
10-145.70.5%24,629
15-19113.89.2%396,873
20-24297.024.1%856,772
25-29300.524.3%839,740
30-34247.620.1%622,673
35-39167.913.6%368,705
40-4481.36.6%145,942
45-4920.11.6%28,865
50-541.10.1%1,461