Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Western Asia, 1969

Western Asia
1969
Total fertility rate: 6.01
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-5 -1   1969  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Western Asia was 6.01 children per woman in 1969 — 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, 3,438,174 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.01
Births
3,438,174
Births per 1,000 people
40.8
Mean age of mothers
28.9
Births to mothers aged 15–19
12.5%
Net reproduction rate
2.33
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.2
Population
84,177,652
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
10-145.10.4%24,584
15-19107.59.0%430,432
20-24288.224.0%926,500
25-29297.124.8%837,448
30-34237.819.8%641,838
35-39166.313.9%389,689
40-4477.06.4%155,321
45-4919.31.6%30,871
50-541.10.1%1,493