Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Western Asia, 1987

Western Asia
1987
Total fertility rate: 4.60
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-5 -1   1987  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Western Asia was 4.60 children per woman in 1987 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (232 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.9 years old. In total, 4,631,862 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
4.60
Births
4,631,862
Births per 1,000 people
33.7
Mean age of mothers
28.9
Births to mothers aged 15–19
11.6%
Net reproduction rate
2.03
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.5
Population
137,310,639
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
10-143.70.4%28,983
15-1977.98.5%537,777
20-24230.125.0%1,412,541
25-29232.025.2%1,213,130
30-34177.019.2%778,619
35-39125.113.6%449,862
40-4459.36.4%168,820
45-4915.21.6%39,950
50-540.90.1%2,191