Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Western Asia, 1978

Western Asia
1978
Total fertility rate: 5.32
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-5 -1   1978  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Western Asia was 5.32 children per woman in 1978 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (267 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.8 years old. In total, 3,972,959 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.32
Births
3,972,959
Births per 1,000 people
37.0
Mean age of mothers
28.8
Births to mothers aged 15–19
13.2%
Net reproduction rate
2.22
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.4
Population
107,407,756
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
10-145.20.5%32,992
15-1996.49.1%524,646
20-24262.324.7%1,191,635
25-29267.425.2%1,006,711
30-34210.319.8%635,695
35-39139.913.2%382,849
40-4464.26.0%161,763
45-4916.01.5%34,840
50-541.00.1%1,820