Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Western Asia, 1985

Western Asia
1985
Total fertility rate: 4.78
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-5 -1   1985  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Western Asia was 4.78 children per woman in 1985 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (238 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.8 years old. In total, 4,526,559 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
4.78
Births
4,526,559
Births per 1,000 people
34.8
Mean age of mothers
28.8
Births to mothers aged 15–19
12.7%
Net reproduction rate
2.09
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.5
Population
130,010,972
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
10-144.30.5%32,353
15-1987.79.2%576,260
20-24238.224.9%1,383,253
25-29237.724.8%1,156,552
30-34183.819.2%750,825
35-39128.313.4%422,224
40-4460.86.4%164,800
45-4914.81.5%38,269
50-540.90.1%2,032