Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Samoa, 1971

Samoa
1971
Total fertility rate: 7.22
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-5 -1   1971  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Samoa was 7.22 children per woman in 1971 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (384 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.9 years old. In total, 5,743 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
7.22
Births
5,743
Births per 1,000 people
40.3
Mean age of mothers
29.9
Births to mothers aged 15–19
7.7%
Net reproduction rate
3.07
Boys per 100 girls at birth
107.9
Population
142,503
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
15-1958.74.1%444
20-24322.422.5%1,627
25-29383.626.7%1,433
30-34316.722.1%1,154
35-39235.516.4%759
40-4494.26.6%273
45-4923.01.6%49
50-541.40.1%2