Fertility in Somalia, 1960

Somalia
1960
Total fertility rate: 7.25
Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother
1960
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The total fertility rate of Somalia was 7.25 children per woman in 1960 — 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, 134,488 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
7.25
Births
134,488
Births per 1,000 people
46.8
Mean age of mothers
31.2
Births to mothers aged 15–19
8.1%
Net reproduction rate
2.28
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.4
Population
2,876,331
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
10-144.20.3%691
15-1983.15.7%10,935
20-24250.017.2%29,950
25-29336.123.2%32,819
30-34309.021.3%26,794
35-39260.117.9%19,960
40-44149.710.3%10,028
45-4954.23.7%3,138
50-543.60.2%176