Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Samoa, 1989

Samoa
1989
Total fertility rate: 5.11
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1989  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Samoa was 5.11 children per woman in 1989 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (263 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 30.2 years old. In total, 5,860 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.11
Births
5,860
Births per 1,000 people
34.7
Mean age of mothers
30.2
Births to mothers aged 15–19
8.9%
Net reproduction rate
2.33
Boys per 100 girls at birth
107.5
Population
168,768
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
10-140.80.1%8
15-1953.85.3%522
20-24210.420.6%1,696
25-29263.325.8%1,638
30-34223.721.9%1,079
35-39169.516.6%621
40-4480.57.9%242
45-4918.31.8%51
50-541.00.1%3