Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Samoa, 1973

Samoa
1973
Total fertility rate: 6.91
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

Year

-5 -1   1973  +1 +5

Country

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y Z

The total fertility rate of Samoa was 6.91 children per woman in 1973 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (362 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 30.0 years old. In total, 5,613 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.91
Births
5,613
Births per 1,000 people
38.3
Mean age of mothers
30.0
Births to mothers aged 15–19
8.2%
Net reproduction rate
2.97
Boys per 100 girls at birth
107.8
Population
146,516
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
10-140.30.0%3
15-1957.14.2%461
20-24306.122.3%1,678
25-29362.526.4%1,324
30-34307.322.4%1,089
35-39229.116.7%740
40-4485.66.2%257
45-4923.91.7%57
50-541.40.1%3