Fertility in Somalia, 1970

Somalia
1970
Total fertility rate: 7.18
Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother
1970
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The total fertility rate of Somalia was 7.18 children per woman in 1970 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (332 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 31.1 years old. In total, 170,234 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
7.18
Births
170,234
Births per 1,000 people
45.5
Mean age of mothers
31.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
9.6%
Net reproduction rate
2.34
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.4
Population
3,738,448
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
10-144.60.3%1,055
15-1981.55.7%16,332
20-24249.717.4%38,676
25-29332.223.2%41,257
30-34305.821.3%34,207
35-39256.617.9%23,142
40-44148.310.3%11,734
45-4952.43.7%3,627
50-543.40.2%205