Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Western Asia, 1979

Western Asia
1979
Total fertility rate: 5.26
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-5 -1   1979  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Western Asia was 5.26 children per woman in 1979 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (264 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.7 years old. In total, 4,074,694 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.26
Births
4,074,694
Births per 1,000 people
36.9
Mean age of mothers
28.7
Births to mothers aged 15–19
13.5%
Net reproduction rate
2.21
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.4
Population
110,334,730
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
10-145.40.5%34,580
15-1997.49.3%549,240
20-24259.624.7%1,222,121
25-29263.825.1%1,037,466
30-34205.719.6%651,007
35-39139.013.2%380,798
40-4462.76.0%162,268
45-4915.91.5%35,336
50-541.00.1%1,864