Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Samoa, 1972

Samoa
1972
Total fertility rate: 7.07
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1972  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Samoa was 7.07 children per woman in 1972 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (375 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.9 years old. In total, 5,674 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
7.07
Births
5,674
Births per 1,000 people
39.3
Mean age of mothers
29.9
Births to mothers aged 15–19
7.9%
Net reproduction rate
3.03
Boys per 100 girls at birth
107.8
Population
144,538
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%2
15-1957.24.1%446
20-24315.122.4%1,658
25-29375.426.7%1,375
30-34313.622.3%1,134
35-39230.216.4%739
40-4488.36.3%262
45-4923.61.7%53
50-541.40.1%3