Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Somalia, 1962

Somalia
1962
Total fertility rate: 7.25
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-5 -1   1962  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Somalia was 7.25 children per woman in 1962 — 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, 140,430 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
7.25
Births
140,430
Births per 1,000 people
46.3
Mean age of mothers
31.2
Births to mothers aged 15–19
8.2%
Net reproduction rate
2.30
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.4
Population
3,030,092
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%765
15-1982.45.7%11,493
20-24252.117.4%31,049
25-29336.123.2%35,237
30-34309.021.3%27,477
35-39259.917.9%20,598
40-44149.710.3%10,385
45-4954.03.7%3,244
50-543.60.2%182