Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Somalia, 1999

Somalia
1999
Total fertility rate: 7.66
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

Year

-5 -1   1999  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Somalia was 7.66 children per woman in 1999 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (335 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 30.4 years old. In total, 430,193 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
7.66
Births
430,193
Births per 1,000 people
50.7
Mean age of mothers
30.4
Births to mothers aged 15–19
13.1%
Net reproduction rate
2.73
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.8
Population
8,492,060
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
10-145.80.4%3,027
15-19127.78.3%56,553
20-24303.019.8%108,184
25-29334.621.9%98,612
30-34303.419.8%75,658
35-39251.416.4%53,070
40-44152.19.9%27,231
45-4949.73.2%7,500
50-543.20.2%356