Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Western Asia, 1988

Western Asia
1988
Total fertility rate: 4.52
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-5 -1   1988  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Western Asia was 4.52 children per woman in 1988 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (230 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.9 years old. In total, 4,695,851 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
4.52
Births
4,695,851
Births per 1,000 people
33.3
Mean age of mothers
28.9
Births to mothers aged 15–19
11.5%
Net reproduction rate
1.98
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.5
Population
141,021,157
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
10-143.40.4%27,408
15-1976.18.4%539,037
20-24226.825.1%1,424,303
25-29229.925.4%1,250,071
30-34172.119.0%780,945
35-39122.313.5%458,491
40-4458.26.4%172,959
45-4915.41.7%40,403
50-540.90.1%2,234