Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Somalia, 1958

Somalia
1958
Total fertility rate: 7.25
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

Year

-5 -1   1958  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Somalia was 7.25 children per woman in 1958 — 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, 129,243 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
7.25
Births
129,243
Births per 1,000 people
47.3
Mean age of mothers
31.2
Births to mothers aged 15–19
8.3%
Net reproduction rate
2.26
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.4
Population
2,733,405
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%632
15-1983.55.8%10,686
20-24247.417.1%27,992
25-29336.323.2%31,535
30-34309.221.3%26,095
35-39260.518.0%19,387
40-44149.910.3%9,709
45-4954.53.8%3,041
50-543.60.2%170