Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Somalia, 1978

Somalia
1978
Total fertility rate: 7.13
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-5 -1   1978  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Somalia was 7.13 children per woman in 1978 — 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, 217,542 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
7.13
Births
217,542
Births per 1,000 people
45.2
Mean age of mothers
31.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
9.0%
Net reproduction rate
2.39
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.5
Population
4,814,892
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
10-145.70.4%1,593
15-1981.75.7%19,554
20-24252.317.7%52,359
25-29327.623.0%57,534
30-34303.321.3%39,856
35-39251.317.6%27,912
40-44151.810.6%14,594
45-4950.33.5%3,916
50-543.30.2%225