Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Samoa, 1985

Samoa
1985
Total fertility rate: 5.49
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1985  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Samoa was 5.49 children per woman in 1985 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (287 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 30.1 years old. In total, 6,046 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.49
Births
6,046
Births per 1,000 people
36.2
Mean age of mothers
30.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
9.7%
Net reproduction rate
2.48
Boys per 100 girls at birth
107.6
Population
166,848
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
10-140.60.1%6
15-1956.35.1%585
20-24229.320.9%1,857
25-29286.626.2%1,690
30-34241.522.0%1,015
35-39179.416.4%587
40-4481.77.5%251
45-4919.31.8%55
50-541.10.1%3