Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Somalia, 1982

Somalia
1982
Total fertility rate: 7.25
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

Year

-5 -1   1982  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Somalia was 7.25 children per woman in 1982 — 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 30.9 years old. In total, 290,213 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
7.25
Births
290,213
Births per 1,000 people
48.3
Mean age of mothers
30.9
Births to mothers aged 15–19
10.3%
Net reproduction rate
2.47
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.6
Population
6,003,840
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%2,232
15-1998.46.8%30,037
20-24254.417.5%66,936
25-29327.822.6%74,667
30-34305.521.1%56,898
35-39251.617.3%35,342
40-44153.810.6%18,736
45-4950.53.5%5,101
50-543.10.2%264