Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Samoa, 1979

Samoa
1979
Total fertility rate: 5.99
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-5 -1   1979  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Samoa was 5.99 children per woman in 1979 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (318 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 30.0 years old. In total, 5,731 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.99
Births
5,731
Births per 1,000 people
35.2
Mean age of mothers
30.0
Births to mothers aged 15–19
9.6%
Net reproduction rate
2.66
Boys per 100 girls at birth
107.7
Population
162,882
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
15-1954.04.5%553
20-24256.021.5%1,818
25-29318.326.7%1,446
30-34265.422.3%948
35-39191.916.1%644
40-4480.76.8%251
45-4923.21.9%62
50-541.50.1%4