Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Samoa, 1987

Samoa
1987
Total fertility rate: 5.32
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

Year

-5 -1   1987  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Samoa was 5.32 children per woman in 1987 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (276 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 30.1 years old. In total, 5,945 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.32
Births
5,945
Births per 1,000 people
35.5
Mean age of mothers
30.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
9.6%
Net reproduction rate
2.41
Boys per 100 girls at birth
107.6
Population
167,661
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
10-140.70.1%7
15-1955.75.2%569
20-24219.820.7%1,760
25-29275.726.0%1,646
30-34233.322.0%1,064
35-39175.516.5%596
40-4481.37.7%249
45-4918.91.8%51
50-541.00.1%3