Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Somalia, 1972

Somalia
1972
Total fertility rate: 7.12
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-5 -1   1972  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Somalia was 7.12 children per woman in 1972 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (329 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 31.1 years old. In total, 179,476 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
7.12
Births
179,476
Births per 1,000 people
45.6
Mean age of mothers
31.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
9.3%
Net reproduction rate
2.34
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.5
Population
3,939,436
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%1,131
15-1980.35.7%16,781
20-24248.017.4%42,917
25-29329.123.2%43,298
30-34302.821.3%34,840
35-39254.617.9%24,666
40-44147.010.3%11,938
45-4951.63.6%3,695
50-543.40.2%209