Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Somalia, 1994

Somalia
1994
Total fertility rate: 7.54
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-5 -1   1994  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Somalia was 7.54 children per woman in 1994 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (326 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 30.6 years old. In total, 359,136 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
7.54
Births
359,136
Births per 1,000 people
51.1
Mean age of mothers
30.6
Births to mothers aged 15–19
12.2%
Net reproduction rate
2.68
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.9
Population
7,026,797
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
10-145.90.4%2,620
15-19121.48.0%43,959
20-24285.418.9%85,629
25-29325.921.6%83,093
30-34306.020.3%66,321
35-39250.416.6%46,280
40-44160.910.7%25,220
45-4949.93.3%5,731
50-543.10.2%283