Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Samoa, 1978

Samoa
1978
Total fertility rate: 6.15
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1978  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Samoa was 6.15 children per woman in 1978 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (326 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 30.0 years old. In total, 5,711 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.15
Births
5,711
Births per 1,000 people
35.4
Mean age of mothers
30.0
Births to mothers aged 15–19
9.5%
Net reproduction rate
2.71
Boys per 100 girls at birth
107.7
Population
161,375
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
10-140.40.0%4
15-1953.94.4%545
20-24263.921.6%1,769
25-29326.226.7%1,433
30-34273.122.4%969
35-39197.116.1%671
40-4481.46.7%251
45-4923.71.9%65
50-541.50.1%4