Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Somalia, 1988

Somalia
1988
Total fertility rate: 7.40
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-5 -1   1988  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Somalia was 7.40 children per woman in 1988 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (320 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 30.6 years old. In total, 367,351 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
7.40
Births
367,351
Births per 1,000 people
50.8
Mean age of mothers
30.6
Births to mothers aged 15–19
12.5%
Net reproduction rate
2.51
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.8
Population
7,235,360
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
10-146.50.4%2,838
15-19124.48.4%45,848
20-24274.618.5%86,399
25-29319.821.6%86,178
30-34300.820.3%69,741
35-39245.816.6%47,560
40-44158.510.7%22,734
45-4947.63.2%5,737
50-543.10.2%316