Somalia

Fertility rate in Somalia

Fertility rate in Somalia: 7.25 births per woman in 1950 and 6.13 births per woman in 2023, by UN estimates.

Latest, 2023
6.13 births per woman
Since 1950
−1.12 births per woman
Rank, 2023
1 of 229
counting from the highest
World, 2023
2.25 births per woman
Projected, 2100
2.19 births per woman
UN projection (medium variant)

births per woman · UN

Fertility rate in SomaliaFertility rate in Somalia: 7.25 births per woman in 1950 and 6.13 births per woman in 2023, by UN estimates. The UN projection (medium variant) puts it at 2.19 births per woman in 2100, between 1.14 births per woman and 4.22 births per woman (95% prediction interval).
Estimates, UNUN projection (medium variant)95% prediction intervalWorld

What the numbers say

  • The UN projection (medium variant) puts it at 2.19 births per woman in 2100, between 1.14 births per woman and 4.22 births per woman (95% prediction interval).
  • The highest was 7.66 births per woman in 1997, the lowest 6.13 births per woman in 2023.

Every year

births per woman · UN

YearSomaliaWorld
20236.132.25
20226.262.27
20216.352.29
20206.452.32
20196.562.4
20186.662.44
20176.772.5
20166.882.54
20156.982.54
20147.062.56
20137.142.57
20127.212.61
20117.272.59
20107.322.6
20097.382.62
20087.422.63
20077.462.62
20067.492.63
20057.532.63
20047.572.65
20037.62.66
20027.632.68
20017.642.71
20007.652.75
19997.662.75
19987.662.78
19977.662.81
19967.622.85
19957.582.89
19947.542.93
19937.532.98
19927.53.04
19917.473.13
19907.443.31
19897.423.35
19887.43.39
19877.373.48
19867.353.5
19857.333.51
19847.33.55
19837.283.58
19827.253.71
19817.233.71
19807.183.74
19797.163.77
19787.133.79
197773.85
19767.023.97
19757.034.08
19747.064.26
19737.094.42
19727.124.55
19717.154.68
19707.184.83
19697.214.87
19687.234.96
19677.254.85
19667.264.96
19657.265.07
19647.265.12
19637.265.31
19627.265.02
19617.254.57
19607.254.7
19597.254.74
19587.254.93
19577.255.07
19567.254.93
19557.255
19547.255
19537.254.92
19527.255
19517.254.82
19507.254.85
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
YearSomaliaWorld
20246.014.74–6.862.25
20255.914.48–6.862.24
20265.814.26–6.852.23
20275.684.05–6.842.22
20285.583.87–6.812.21
20295.473.7–6.792.2
20305.353.53–6.722.2
20315.253.33–6.742.19
20325.143.16–6.712.18
20335.053.06–6.692.17
20344.942.91–6.642.16
20354.842.79–6.632.15
20364.742.65–6.572.15
20374.632.57–6.52.14
20384.522.49–6.52.13
20394.442.38–6.452.13
20404.352.29–6.422.13
20414.262.22–6.372.12
20424.162.15–6.32.12
20434.072.11–6.292.12
20443.992.05–6.232.12
20453.912.02–6.172.12
20463.841.99–6.12.11
20473.781.94–6.062.11
20483.711.9–62.11
20493.651.86–5.962.1
20503.61.82–5.932.1
20513.541.78–5.862.09
20523.481.76–5.82.09
20533.431.71–5.782.08
20543.371.67–5.742.07
20553.321.61–5.682.07
20563.271.59–5.652.06
20573.231.59–5.542.05
20583.181.54–5.52.04
20593.141.5–5.422.04
20603.11.49–5.352.03
20613.061.48–5.372.02
20623.021.48–5.342.02
20632.981.45–5.32.01
20642.951.44–5.222
20652.911.43–5.152
20662.881.41–5.161.99
20672.851.41–5.191.98
20682.811.39–5.151.98
20692.781.38–5.081.97
20702.751.37–5.091.97
20712.731.35–5.051.96
20722.71.33–5.031.96
20732.681.32–4.991.95
20742.651.3–4.991.95
20752.631.29–4.931.94
20762.61.27–4.851.94
20772.581.27–4.781.94
20782.561.26–4.781.93
20792.531.28–4.751.93
20802.511.25–4.661.92
20812.491.25–4.621.92
20822.471.24–4.581.91
20832.451.23–4.551.91
20842.431.24–4.541.91
20852.411.23–4.461.9
20862.41.22–4.461.9
20872.381.22–4.451.89
20882.361.23–4.41.89
20892.341.23–4.371.88
20902.321.22–4.321.88
20912.31.2–4.271.88
20922.291.19–4.261.87
20932.281.18–4.261.87
20942.261.17–4.221.86
20952.251.17–4.171.86
20962.241.17–4.241.85
20972.221.15–4.261.85
20982.211.14–4.241.85
20992.21.15–4.241.84
21002.191.14–4.221.84

Good to know

  • The children a woman would have over her life at the year’s birth rates for each age.
  • Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
  • The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its 95% prediction interval.
  • Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, highest first.
  • The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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