Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Western Asia, 1971

Western Asia
1971
Total fertility rate: 5.90
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-5 -1   1971  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Western Asia was 5.90 children per woman in 1971 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (296 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.9 years old. In total, 3,573,791 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.90
Births
3,573,791
Births per 1,000 people
40.2
Mean age of mothers
28.9
Births to mothers aged 15–19
13.1%
Net reproduction rate
2.33
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.3
Population
88,928,225
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
10-144.80.4%24,721
15-19107.79.1%466,765
20-24283.124.0%998,194
25-29295.925.1%854,047
30-34230.319.5%638,493
35-39162.413.8%398,273
40-4474.76.3%159,562
45-4918.61.6%32,192
50-541.10.1%1,542