Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Western Asia, 1998

Western Asia
1998
Total fertility rate: 3.59
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1998  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Western Asia was 3.59 children per woman in 1998 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (190 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.7 years old. In total, 4,956,405 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
3.59
Births
4,956,405
Births per 1,000 people
27.7
Mean age of mothers
28.7
Births to mothers aged 15–19
10.9%
Net reproduction rate
1.63
Boys per 100 girls at birth
106.0
Population
178,958,322
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
10-141.80.3%18,143
15-1959.98.3%541,849
20-24182.625.4%1,450,004
25-29189.726.4%1,339,166
30-34144.420.1%908,100
35-3989.912.5%485,793
40-4438.65.4%171,839
45-4910.91.5%39,333
50-540.80.1%2,159