Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Western Asia, 1981

Western Asia
1981
Total fertility rate: 5.11
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-5 -1   1981  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Western Asia was 5.11 children per woman in 1981 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (254 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.7 years old. In total, 4,231,047 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.11
Births
4,231,047
Births per 1,000 people
36.4
Mean age of mothers
28.7
Births to mothers aged 15–19
13.8%
Net reproduction rate
2.18
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.5
Population
116,362,664
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
10-145.30.5%35,652
15-1997.69.6%582,190
20-24252.724.7%1,266,518
25-29254.324.9%1,080,588
30-34196.819.3%678,981
35-39138.413.5%387,367
40-4460.45.9%161,981
45-4915.51.5%35,880
50-540.90.1%1,883