Fertility in Western Asia, 2001

Western Asia
2001
Total fertility rate: 3.32
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2001  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Western Asia was 3.32 children per woman in 2001 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (177 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.8 years old. In total, 4,937,586 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
3.32
Births
4,937,586
Births per 1,000 people
25.8
Mean age of mothers
28.8
Births to mothers aged 15–19
10.4%
Net reproduction rate
1.52
Boys per 100 girls at birth
106.0
Population
191,094,622
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
10-141.50.2%15,544
15-1953.58.1%515,172
20-24163.524.6%1,415,215
25-29176.726.6%1,338,923
30-34136.720.6%919,676
35-3988.013.3%524,598
40-4434.35.2%169,201
45-499.11.4%37,393
50-540.60.1%1,856