Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Western Asia, 1968

Western Asia
1968
Total fertility rate: 6.06
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-5 -1   1968  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Western Asia was 6.06 children per woman in 1968 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (297 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.9 years old. In total, 3,377,225 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.06
Births
3,377,225
Births per 1,000 people
41.3
Mean age of mothers
28.9
Births to mothers aged 15–19
12.4%
Net reproduction rate
2.33
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.2
Population
81,834,273
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
10-145.30.4%24,921
15-19109.69.1%419,579
20-24290.424.0%893,955
25-29297.224.6%834,632
30-34241.320.0%637,766
35-39166.713.8%382,408
40-4478.26.5%152,374
45-4919.61.6%30,128
50-541.10.1%1,470