Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Somalia, 1981

Somalia
1981
Total fertility rate: 7.23
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-5 -1   1981  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Somalia was 7.23 children per woman in 1981 — 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 31.0 years old. In total, 295,933 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
7.23
Births
295,933
Births per 1,000 people
49.5
Mean age of mothers
31.0
Births to mothers aged 15–19
9.9%
Net reproduction rate
2.45
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.5
Population
5,982,849
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
10-146.30.4%2,317
15-1992.86.4%29,180
20-24254.317.6%69,046
25-29328.322.7%77,323
30-34305.621.1%56,883
35-39252.017.4%36,224
40-44153.310.6%19,500
45-4950.53.5%5,183
50-543.20.2%280