Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Somalia, 1952

Somalia
1952
Total fertility rate: 7.25
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

Year

-5 -1   1952  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Somalia was 7.25 children per woman in 1952 — 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, 115,781 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
7.25
Births
115,781
Births per 1,000 people
49.5
Mean age of mothers
31.3
Births to mothers aged 15–19
7.8%
Net reproduction rate
2.20
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.4
Population
2,340,249
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%579
15-1980.25.5%9,004
20-24246.417.0%23,719
25-29337.223.3%29,280
30-34310.021.4%23,859
35-39262.118.1%17,665
40-44150.810.4%8,778
45-4955.23.8%2,744
50-543.70.3%153