Fertility in Somalia, 1961

Somalia
1961
Total fertility rate: 7.25
Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother
1961
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The total fertility rate of Somalia was 7.25 children per woman in 1961 — 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, 137,388 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
7.25
Births
137,388
Births per 1,000 people
46.5
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
2,952,054
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%728
15-1982.85.7%11,176
20-24251.317.3%30,633
25-29336.123.2%33,861
30-34309.021.3%27,152
35-39260.017.9%20,268
40-44149.710.3%10,204
45-4954.13.7%3,190
50-543.60.2%180