Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Somalia, 1971

Somalia
1971
Total fertility rate: 7.15
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

Year

-5 -1   1971  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Somalia was 7.15 children per woman in 1971 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (331 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 31.1 years old. In total, 174,801 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
7.15
Births
174,801
Births per 1,000 people
45.5
Mean age of mothers
31.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
9.5%
Net reproduction rate
2.34
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.4
Population
3,837,691
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
10-144.70.3%1,095
15-1980.95.7%16,562
20-24248.417.4%40,814
25-29330.723.2%42,149
30-34304.221.3%34,653
35-39255.717.9%23,810
40-44147.610.3%11,850
45-4952.03.6%3,660
50-543.40.2%207