Fertility in Somalia, 1959

Somalia
1959
Total fertility rate: 7.25
Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother
1959
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-5 -1   1959  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Somalia was 7.25 children per woman in 1959 — 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, 131,744 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
7.25
Births
131,744
Births per 1,000 people
47.0
Mean age of mothers
31.2
Births to mothers aged 15–19
8.2%
Net reproduction rate
2.27
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.4
Population
2,803,090
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%658
15-1983.35.7%10,762
20-24248.517.1%29,053
25-29336.223.2%32,048
30-34309.121.3%26,434
35-39260.318.0%19,665
40-44149.810.3%9,861
45-4954.43.8%3,088
50-543.60.2%172