Fertility in Somalia, 1975

Somalia
1975
Total fertility rate: 7.03
Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother
1975
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-5 -1   1975  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Somalia was 7.03 children per woman in 1975 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (325 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 31.1 years old. In total, 195,259 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
7.03
Births
195,259
Births per 1,000 people
45.9
Mean age of mothers
31.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
9.1%
Net reproduction rate
2.25
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.5
Population
4,257,536
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
10-145.10.4%1,306
15-1979.25.6%17,689
20-24248.417.7%48,378
25-29324.523.1%48,676
30-34299.321.3%35,795
35-39250.117.8%26,804
40-44146.910.4%12,618
45-4950.43.6%3,778
50-543.30.2%215