Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Somalia, 1983

Somalia
1983
Total fertility rate: 7.28
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

Year

-5 -1   1983  +1 +5

Country

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The total fertility rate of Somalia was 7.28 children per woman in 1983 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (327 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 30.9 years old. In total, 300,875 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
7.28
Births
300,875
Births per 1,000 people
48.5
Mean age of mothers
30.9
Births to mothers aged 15–19
10.9%
Net reproduction rate
2.49
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.6
Population
6,198,430
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
10-146.20.4%2,259
15-19104.27.2%32,684
20-24254.517.5%68,661
25-29327.222.5%76,294
30-34305.321.0%59,739
35-39251.117.2%36,632
40-44154.710.6%19,037
45-4950.23.4%5,304
50-543.10.2%264