Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Western Asia, 1972

Western Asia
1972
Total fertility rate: 5.83
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-5 -1   1972  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Western Asia was 5.83 children per woman in 1972 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (293 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.9 years old. In total, 3,625,334 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.83
Births
3,625,334
Births per 1,000 people
39.7
Mean age of mothers
28.9
Births to mothers aged 15–19
13.2%
Net reproduction rate
2.32
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.3
Population
91,411,546
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
10-144.70.4%25,084
15-19107.39.2%479,571
20-24280.324.1%1,028,064
25-29293.325.2%866,845
30-34226.819.5%631,109
35-39158.813.6%399,474
40-4473.56.3%160,860
45-4918.11.6%32,755
50-541.10.1%1,569