Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Western Asia, 1974

Western Asia
1974
Total fertility rate: 5.65
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-5 -1   1974  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Western Asia was 5.65 children per woman in 1974 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (284 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.8 years old. In total, 3,713,682 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.65
Births
3,713,682
Births per 1,000 people
38.5
Mean age of mothers
28.8
Births to mothers aged 15–19
13.3%
Net reproduction rate
2.29
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.3
Population
96,443,430
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
10-144.60.4%26,628
15-19104.89.3%494,296
20-24274.224.3%1,083,126
25-29283.825.2%902,182
30-34221.419.6%614,943
35-39150.113.3%395,581
40-4471.06.3%161,764
45-4917.21.5%33,514
50-541.10.1%1,634