Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Somalia, 2012

Somalia
2012
Total fertility rate: 7.21
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2012  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Somalia was 7.21 children per woman in 2012 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (324 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.7 years old. In total, 600,115 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
7.21
Births
600,115
Births per 1,000 people
48.2
Mean age of mothers
29.7
Births to mothers aged 15–19
15.2%
Net reproduction rate
2.54
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.5
Population
12,461,160
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
10-144.30.3%3,564
15-19135.19.4%91,179
20-24311.021.6%153,158
25-29323.822.5%145,588
30-34290.720.2%106,461
35-39217.915.1%63,366
40-44120.18.3%28,987
45-4937.02.6%7,432
50-542.30.2%380