Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Somalia, 1987

Somalia
1987
Total fertility rate: 7.37
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-5 -1   1987  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Somalia was 7.37 children per woman in 1987 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (321 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 30.6 years old. In total, 356,523 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
7.37
Births
356,523
Births per 1,000 people
49.3
Mean age of mothers
30.6
Births to mothers aged 15–19
12.4%
Net reproduction rate
2.56
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.8
Population
7,228,302
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%2,678
15-19123.08.3%44,248
20-24271.318.4%83,391
25-29321.021.7%84,649
30-34300.420.4%68,280
35-39246.116.7%45,478
40-44157.110.6%21,789
45-4947.63.2%5,704
50-543.10.2%305