Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Somalia, 1965

Somalia
1965
Total fertility rate: 7.26
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1965  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Somalia was 7.26 children per woman in 1965 — 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, 150,393 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
7.26
Births
150,393
Births per 1,000 people
45.9
Mean age of mothers
31.2
Births to mothers aged 15–19
8.6%
Net reproduction rate
2.33
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.4
Population
3,277,874
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
10-144.40.3%908
15-1981.45.6%12,944
20-24252.517.4%32,346
25-29336.323.2%39,012
30-34309.421.3%29,098
35-39259.617.9%21,552
40-44149.810.3%10,937
45-4953.73.7%3,402
50-543.50.2%192