Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Yemen, 1981

Yemen
1981
Total fertility rate: 8.75
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-5 -1   1981  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Yemen was 8.75 children per woman in 1981 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (372 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.9 years old. In total, 540,037 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
8.75
Births
540,037
Births per 1,000 people
54.6
Mean age of mothers
29.9
Births to mothers aged 15–19
17.0%
Net reproduction rate
3.17
Boys per 100 girls at birth
106.6
Population
9,882,362
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
10-1416.91.0%10,313
15-19188.710.8%91,667
20-24339.419.4%129,512
25-29371.521.3%110,725
30-34333.319.1%87,370
35-39272.515.6%65,592
40-44151.68.7%31,892
45-4968.43.9%12,261
50-544.70.3%702