Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Somalia, 1956

Somalia
1956
Total fertility rate: 7.25
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

Year

-5 -1   1956  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Somalia was 7.25 children per woman in 1956 — 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, 124,378 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
7.25
Births
124,378
Births per 1,000 people
47.9
Mean age of mothers
31.2
Births to mothers aged 15–19
8.4%
Net reproduction rate
2.24
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.4
Population
2,598,367
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%600
15-1983.25.7%10,473
20-24246.817.0%25,797
25-29336.623.2%30,870
30-34309.521.3%25,336
35-39261.018.0%18,800
40-44150.110.4%9,398
45-4954.83.8%2,939
50-543.60.3%164