Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Western Asia, 1982

Western Asia
1982
Total fertility rate: 5.03
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-5 -1   1982  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Western Asia was 5.03 children per woman in 1982 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (250 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.7 years old. In total, 4,292,706 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.03
Births
4,292,706
Births per 1,000 people
35.9
Mean age of mothers
28.7
Births to mothers aged 15–19
13.6%
Net reproduction rate
2.15
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.5
Population
119,535,260
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
10-145.10.5%34,995
15-1995.89.5%585,222
20-24249.124.8%1,291,154
25-29249.624.8%1,093,785
30-34193.219.2%692,856
35-39137.113.6%394,081
40-4460.36.0%162,367
45-4915.21.5%36,342
50-540.90.1%1,905