Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Somalia, 1974

Somalia
1974
Total fertility rate: 7.06
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

Year

-5 -1   1974  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Somalia was 7.06 children per woman in 1974 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (326 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 31.1 years old. In total, 189,742 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
7.06
Births
189,742
Births per 1,000 people
45.7
Mean age of mothers
31.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
9.1%
Net reproduction rate
2.24
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.5
Population
4,151,842
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
10-144.90.4%1,242
15-1979.05.6%17,251
20-24248.617.6%47,034
25-29326.223.1%46,384
30-34300.321.3%35,245
35-39252.017.9%26,350
40-44146.410.4%12,264
45-4950.93.6%3,761
50-543.30.2%214