Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Yemen, 1997

Yemen
1997
Total fertility rate: 6.82
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-5 -1   1997  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Yemen was 6.82 children per woman in 1997 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (295 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 30.2 years old. In total, 762,114 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.82
Births
762,114
Births per 1,000 people
42.6
Mean age of mothers
30.2
Births to mothers aged 15–19
15.9%
Net reproduction rate
2.85
Boys per 100 girls at birth
106.0
Population
17,873,936
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
10-148.80.6%10,837
15-19124.79.2%121,552
20-24277.220.3%208,799
25-29294.821.6%175,572
30-34267.419.6%124,061
35-39204.815.0%73,186
40-44118.08.7%32,638
45-4962.34.6%14,444
50-544.70.3%1,023