Fertility in Somalia, 1955

Somalia
1955
Total fertility rate: 7.25
Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother
1955
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-5 -1   1955  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Somalia was 7.25 children per woman in 1955 — 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, 122,101 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
7.25
Births
122,101
Births per 1,000 people
48.2
Mean age of mothers
31.2
Births to mothers aged 15–19
8.3%
Net reproduction rate
2.23
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.4
Population
2,532,253
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%589
15-1982.35.7%10,191
20-24246.917.0%25,037
25-29336.823.2%30,504
30-34309.621.4%24,972
35-39261.318.0%18,514
40-44150.310.4%9,243
45-4954.93.8%2,890
50-543.60.3%162