Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Somalia, 1954

Somalia
1954
Total fertility rate: 7.25
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

Year

-5 -1   1954  +1 +5

Country

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The total fertility rate of Somalia was 7.25 children per woman in 1954 — 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, 119,919 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
7.25
Births
119,919
Births per 1,000 people
48.6
Mean age of mothers
31.2
Births to mothers aged 15–19
8.2%
Net reproduction rate
2.22
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.4
Population
2,467,312
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%582
15-1981.35.6%9,826
20-24247.017.0%24,466
25-29336.923.2%30,115
30-34309.821.4%24,611
35-39261.618.0%18,230
40-44150.510.4%9,088
45-4955.03.8%2,842
50-543.60.3%158