Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Somalia, 1957

Somalia
1957
Total fertility rate: 7.25
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1957  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Somalia was 7.25 children per woman in 1957 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (336 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 31.2 years old. In total, 126,761 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
7.25
Births
126,761
Births per 1,000 people
47.6
Mean age of mothers
31.2
Births to mothers aged 15–19
8.4%
Net reproduction rate
2.25
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.4
Population
2,665,702
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%611
15-1983.65.8%10,626
20-24246.817.0%26,817
25-29336.523.2%31,191
30-34309.421.3%25,715
35-39260.818.0%19,092
40-44150.010.3%9,553
45-4954.63.8%2,991
50-543.60.2%167