Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Somalia, 1991

Somalia
1991
Total fertility rate: 7.47
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1991  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Somalia was 7.47 children per woman in 1991 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (322 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 30.6 years old. In total, 353,632 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
7.47
Births
353,632
Births per 1,000 people
51.9
Mean age of mothers
30.6
Births to mothers aged 15–19
12.1%
Net reproduction rate
1.48
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.8
Population
6,813,760
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%2,800
15-19121.48.1%42,665
20-24282.018.9%84,329
25-29321.821.5%81,963
30-34304.120.3%66,223
35-39247.116.5%46,219
40-44161.610.8%23,727
45-4948.63.2%5,415
50-543.00.2%288