TEHRAN – A total of 540,528 births were registered in the country during the first seven months of the current Iranian calendar year, which began in March 2025, the private registration agency announced.
There were 280,647 male births and 259,881 female births. Mehr news agency reported that 421,264 births were registered in urban areas and 119,264 births in rural areas.
During this period, 11,169 multiple fetuses were registered in the country. Of these, 10,806 were twins, 352 were triplets, and 11 were quadruplets.
The average age of Iranian women who gave birth to their first child in the past Iranian calendar year, which ended on March 20, was 27.5 years old, according to a report by the National Civil Registration Authority.
The average age at which men became fathers was 32.3 years, the report added. The average age of first-time mothers was 28.2 years in urban areas and 24.4 years in rural areas. IRNA reported that the average age of first-time mothers in urban areas was 32.8 years, while in rural areas it was 30 years.
The average age of mothers and fathers at first birth was highest in Tehran (34.8 and 30.6 years) and lowest in Sistan-Baluchestan (27.2 and 22.6 years).
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