Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Western Asia, 1999

Western Asia
1999
Total fertility rate: 3.51
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1999  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Western Asia was 3.51 children per woman in 1999 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (186 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.7 years old. In total, 4,974,251 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
3.51
Births
4,974,251
Births per 1,000 people
27.2
Mean age of mothers
28.7
Births to mothers aged 15–19
10.9%
Net reproduction rate
1.60
Boys per 100 girls at birth
106.1
Population
182,832,695
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
10-141.70.2%17,244
15-1958.38.3%540,212
20-24176.725.2%1,444,108
25-29185.626.4%1,342,231
30-34142.620.3%917,863
35-3989.412.7%500,706
40-4437.15.3%170,862
45-4910.31.5%38,973
50-540.70.1%2,053