Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Somalia, 1973

Somalia
1973
Total fertility rate: 7.09
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-5 -1   1973  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Somalia was 7.09 children per woman in 1973 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (328 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 31.1 years old. In total, 184,487 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
7.09
Births
184,487
Births per 1,000 people
45.6
Mean age of mothers
31.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
9.2%
Net reproduction rate
2.34
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.5
Population
4,045,592
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
10-144.90.3%1,190
15-1979.75.6%17,010
20-24248.117.5%45,031
25-29327.623.1%44,700
30-34301.521.3%34,961
35-39253.417.9%25,600
40-44146.510.3%12,053
45-4951.33.6%3,731
50-543.40.2%212