Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Somalia, 1985

Somalia
1985
Total fertility rate: 7.33
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1985  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Somalia was 7.33 children per woman in 1985 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (325 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 30.8 years old. In total, 326,189 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
7.33
Births
326,189
Births per 1,000 people
48.7
Mean age of mothers
30.8
Births to mothers aged 15–19
11.7%
Net reproduction rate
2.51
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.6
Population
6,693,290
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
10-146.10.4%2,382
15-19114.47.8%38,259
20-24260.217.7%74,536
25-29324.822.2%80,126
30-34303.320.7%64,631
35-39249.217.0%40,362
40-44156.210.7%20,054
45-4948.93.3%5,562
50-543.10.2%278