Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Somalia, 1976

Somalia
1976
Total fertility rate: 7.02
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-5 -1   1976  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Somalia was 7.02 children per woman in 1976 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (323 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 31.1 years old. In total, 200,999 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
7.02
Births
200,999
Births per 1,000 people
46.0
Mean age of mothers
31.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
9.0%
Net reproduction rate
2.25
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.5
Population
4,365,812
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
10-145.20.4%1,381
15-1979.55.7%18,151
20-24247.917.7%49,284
25-29323.223.0%51,386
30-34298.521.3%36,615
35-39248.517.7%27,088
40-44147.710.5%13,084
45-4950.03.6%3,795
50-543.30.2%216