Fertility in Somalia, 1950

Somalia
1950
Total fertility rate: 7.25
Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother
1950
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-5 -1   1950  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Somalia was 7.25 children per woman in 1950 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (337 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 31.3 years old. In total, 111,806 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
7.25
Births
111,806
Births per 1,000 people
50.5
Mean age of mothers
31.3
Births to mothers aged 15–19
7.5%
Net reproduction rate
2.18
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.4
Population
2,213,131
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
10-144.30.3%548
15-1980.45.5%8,411
20-24245.016.9%23,017
25-29337.423.3%28,404
30-34310.221.4%23,088
35-39262.718.1%17,083
40-44151.210.4%8,463
45-4955.43.8%2,645
50-543.70.3%148