Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Western Asia, 1991

Western Asia
1991
Total fertility rate: 4.18
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1991  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Western Asia was 4.18 children per woman in 1991 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (215 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.8 years old. In total, 4,735,436 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
4.18
Births
4,735,436
Births per 1,000 people
31.3
Mean age of mothers
28.8
Births to mothers aged 15–19
11.9%
Net reproduction rate
1.87
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.5
Population
151,244,768
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
10-142.80.3%24,119
15-1974.48.9%561,197
20-24209.725.0%1,402,639
25-29215.125.7%1,281,194
30-34158.618.9%791,023
35-39108.713.0%454,661
40-4452.66.3%177,423
45-4915.41.8%40,983
50-540.90.1%2,204