Fertility in Somalia, 1951

Somalia
1951
Total fertility rate: 7.25
Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother
1951
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-5 -1   1951  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Somalia was 7.25 children per woman in 1951 — 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, 113,760 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
7.25
Births
113,760
Births per 1,000 people
50.0
Mean age of mothers
31.3
Births to mothers aged 15–19
7.6%
Net reproduction rate
2.19
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.4
Population
2,276,680
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
10-144.40.3%567
15-1980.35.5%8,664
20-24245.716.9%23,388
25-29337.323.3%28,834
30-34310.121.4%23,470
35-39262.418.1%17,374
40-44151.010.4%8,619
45-4955.33.8%2,695
50-543.70.3%150