Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Somalia, 1953

Somalia
1953
Total fertility rate: 7.25
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1953  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Somalia was 7.25 children per woman in 1953 — 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 31.2 years old. In total, 117,843 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
7.25
Births
117,843
Births per 1,000 people
49.0
Mean age of mothers
31.2
Births to mothers aged 15–19
8.0%
Net reproduction rate
2.21
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.4
Population
2,403,570
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%581
15-1980.65.6%9,420
20-24246.917.0%24,043
25-29337.023.2%29,718
30-34309.921.4%24,243
35-39261.918.1%17,951
40-44150.610.4%8,935
45-4955.13.8%2,794
50-543.60.3%156