Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Western Asia, 1983

Western Asia
1983
Total fertility rate: 4.95
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-5 -1   1983  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Western Asia was 4.95 children per woman in 1983 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (246 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.7 years old. In total, 4,372,910 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
4.95
Births
4,372,910
Births per 1,000 people
35.6
Mean age of mothers
28.7
Births to mothers aged 15–19
13.5%
Net reproduction rate
2.14
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.5
Population
122,960,671
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
10-144.70.5%33,673
15-1994.19.5%588,866
20-24245.524.8%1,325,328
25-29245.224.8%1,111,584
30-34189.519.1%709,356
35-39134.413.6%402,587
40-4460.56.1%162,742
45-4915.01.5%36,850
50-540.90.1%1,933