Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Yemen, 2012

Yemen
2012
Total fertility rate: 4.63
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2012  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Yemen was 4.63 children per woman in 2012 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (216 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 30.1 years old. In total, 999,885 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
4.63
Births
999,885
Births per 1,000 people
35.2
Mean age of mothers
30.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
11.7%
Net reproduction rate
2.09
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.8
Population
28,433,647
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
10-141.40.1%2,394
15-1972.07.7%117,315
20-24198.321.3%290,043
25-29216.223.2%259,363
30-34188.920.3%174,249
35-39144.515.5%101,115
40-4475.98.2%41,671
45-4930.73.3%13,039
50-542.10.2%695