Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Samoa, 1981

Samoa
1981
Total fertility rate: 5.75
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1981  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Samoa was 5.75 children per woman in 1981 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (306 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 30.1 years old. In total, 5,798 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.75
Births
5,798
Births per 1,000 people
35.0
Mean age of mothers
30.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
9.8%
Net reproduction rate
2.57
Boys per 100 girls at birth
107.6
Population
165,678
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
10-140.50.0%5
15-1953.64.7%567
20-24243.621.3%1,870
25-29306.226.7%1,520
30-34253.922.2%923
35-39184.516.1%603
40-4479.97.0%251
45-4921.61.9%58
50-541.30.1%3