Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Somalia, 2011

Somalia
2011
Total fertility rate: 7.27
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

Year

-5 -1   2011  +1 +5

Country

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y Z

The total fertility rate of Somalia was 7.27 children per woman in 2011 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (325 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.7 years old. In total, 599,911 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
7.27
Births
599,911
Births per 1,000 people
48.6
Mean age of mothers
29.7
Births to mothers aged 15–19
14.5%
Net reproduction rate
1.78
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.5
Population
12,348,830
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
10-144.50.3%3,699
15-19133.39.2%86,723
20-24311.321.4%156,362
25-29325.422.4%145,628
30-34291.920.1%105,582
35-39220.815.2%63,910
40-44123.98.5%29,946
45-4938.02.6%7,667
50-542.30.2%393