Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Somalia, 1979

Somalia
1979
Total fertility rate: 7.16
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-5 -1   1979  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Somalia was 7.16 children per woman in 1979 — 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, 244,927 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
7.16
Births
244,927
Births per 1,000 people
44.9
Mean age of mothers
31.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
9.2%
Net reproduction rate
2.41
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.5
Population
5,449,116
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
10-146.00.4%1,866
15-1984.55.9%22,495
20-24253.117.7%58,376
25-29327.922.9%65,160
30-34304.221.2%45,197
35-39251.617.6%30,768
40-44152.510.6%16,478
45-4950.33.5%4,342
50-543.30.2%246