Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Western Asia, 1986

Western Asia
1986
Total fertility rate: 4.69
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-5 -1   1986  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Western Asia was 4.69 children per woman in 1986 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (235 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.9 years old. In total, 4,584,081 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
4.69
Births
4,584,081
Births per 1,000 people
34.3
Mean age of mothers
28.9
Births to mothers aged 15–19
12.2%
Net reproduction rate
2.06
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.5
Population
133,583,434
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
10-144.10.4%31,074
15-1983.08.8%557,902
20-24234.825.0%1,404,444
25-29234.725.0%1,181,897
30-34180.819.2%767,367
35-39126.313.4%434,403
40-4460.16.4%165,773
45-4915.01.6%39,111
50-540.90.1%2,113