Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Western Asia, 1976

Western Asia
1976
Total fertility rate: 5.49
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-5 -1   1976  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Western Asia was 5.49 children per woman in 1976 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (275 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.8 years old. In total, 3,819,262 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.49
Births
3,819,262
Births per 1,000 people
37.6
Mean age of mothers
28.8
Births to mothers aged 15–19
13.0%
Net reproduction rate
2.24
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.4
Population
101,639,659
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
10-145.00.5%30,363
15-1998.99.0%494,912
20-24269.724.6%1,142,135
25-29275.525.1%950,070
30-34217.519.9%614,510
35-39144.113.2%390,295
40-4467.56.2%160,984
45-4916.51.5%34,240
50-541.00.1%1,749