Fertility rate: births per woman in Somalia
Somalia: Fertility rate: births per woman was 6.13 live births per woman in 2023. ▬ Flat
Fertility rate: births per woman in Somalia, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in live births per woman.
Analysis
In 2023, fertility rate: births per woman in Somalia stood at 6.13 live births per woman. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.0% on the previous year and down 14.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate: births per woman in Somalia peaked at 7.66 live births per woman in 1997 and was at its lowest, 6.13 live births per woman, in 2023.
Somalia ranks 1st of 236 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 7.25 live births per woman | 7.25 live births per woman | 7.25 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1960s | 7.25 live births per woman | 7.21 live births per woman | 7.26 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1970s | 7.09 live births per woman | 7 live births per woman | 7.18 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.31 live births per woman | 7.18 live births per woman | 7.42 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.57 live births per woman | 7.44 live births per woman | 7.66 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.53 live births per woman | 7.38 live births per woman | 7.64 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.98 live births per woman | 6.56 live births per woman | 7.32 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.3 live births per woman | 6.13 live births per woman | 6.45 live births per woman | 4 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
More reference data data for Somalia
- Number of child deaths per woman 0.5589 under-five deaths per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. Human Development Index 6.13 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 6.13 live births per woman (2023)
- Rule of Law - Governance estimate -2.21 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
- Rule of Law - Governance score 19.01 0-100 (2024)
- Voice and Accountability - Governance estimate -1.58 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
- Voice and Accountability - Governance score 29.26 0-100 (2024)
- Political Stability - Governance estimate -2.26 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
- Political Stability - Governance score 27.24 0-100 (2024)
- Control of Corruption - Governance score 11.7 0-100 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility rate: births per woman in Somalia?
- Fertility rate: births per woman in Somalia was 6.13 live births per woman in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fertility rate: births per woman recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 7.66 live births per woman in 1997.
- What is the lowest fertility rate: births per woman recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.13 live births per woman in 2023.
- How does Somalia rank for fertility rate: births per woman?
- Somalia ranks 1st out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fertility rate: births per woman rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Somalia data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Fertility rate: births per woman. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The total fertility rate: the average number of children a woman would have if she experienced the year's age-specific birth rates throughout her childbearing years.