Fertility in Somalia, 2005

Somalia
2005
Total fertility rate: 7.53
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2005  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Somalia was 7.53 children per woman in 2005 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (336 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 30.1 years old. In total, 528,109 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
7.53
Births
528,109
Births per 1,000 people
49.6
Mean age of mothers
30.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
13.7%
Net reproduction rate
2.71
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.7
Population
10,644,228
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
10-144.40.3%2,822
15-19135.99.0%72,250
20-24309.520.5%141,794
25-29336.322.3%124,282
30-34296.719.7%89,037
35-39235.815.6%59,590
40-44140.29.3%29,775
45-4945.43.0%8,129
50-542.90.2%431