Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Samoa, 1974

Samoa
1974
Total fertility rate: 6.75
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1974  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Samoa was 6.75 children per woman in 1974 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (355 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 30.0 years old. In total, 5,559 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.75
Births
5,559
Births per 1,000 people
37.2
Mean age of mothers
30.0
Births to mothers aged 15–19
8.3%
Net reproduction rate
2.92
Boys per 100 girls at birth
107.7
Population
149,432
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%4
15-1955.34.1%463
20-24297.722.2%1,693
25-29355.026.5%1,323
30-34300.622.4%1,034
35-39222.416.6%726
40-4484.46.3%254
45-4924.41.8%60
50-541.50.1%3