Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Samoa, 1968

Samoa
1968
Total fertility rate: 7.50
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-5 -1   1968  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Samoa was 7.50 children per woman in 1968 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (423 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.8 years old. In total, 5,883 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
7.50
Births
5,883
Births per 1,000 people
43.3
Mean age of mothers
29.8
Births to mothers aged 15–19
6.4%
Net reproduction rate
3.14
Boys per 100 girls at birth
107.8
Population
136,020
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
10-140.20.0%1
15-1955.03.7%379
20-24341.322.8%1,581
25-29422.728.3%1,722
30-34322.821.6%1,150
35-39235.715.8%770
40-4493.96.3%236
45-4921.41.4%43
50-541.30.1%1