Which has higher number of births, by world region, Germany or Somalia?

Somalia, at 788,763 births against 719,249 births in Germany as of 2023.

What is the difference in number of births, by world region between Germany and Somalia?

69,514 births, with Somalia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Somalia?

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of births, by world region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Germany vs Somalia: Number of births, by world region

Germany

719,249 births

in 2023

Somalia

788,763 births

in 2023

Germany rank

41st

Somalia rank

38th

Number of births, by world region over time

Germany
Somalia

How they compare

Somalia currently reports 788,763 births against 719,249 births in Germany, a difference of 69,514 births.

That makes Somalia's figure about 1.1 times Germany's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Germany ahead.

Germany ranks 41st and Somalia ranks 38th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 7 and Somalia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Germany	Somalia	Difference	Ahead
1950s	1.15 million births	121,334 births	1.03 million births	Germany
1960s	1.28 million births	149,277 births	1.14 million births	Germany
1970s	852,391 births	196,445 births	655,946 births	Germany
1980s	852,654 births	322,987 births	529,668 births	Germany
1990s	812,199 births	373,345 births	438,854 births	Germany
2000s	703,317 births	517,194 births	186,123 births	Germany
2010s	728,907 births	647,405 births	81,502 births	Germany
2020s	755,166 births	767,892 births	12,726 births	Somalia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of births, by world region, Germany or Somalia?: Somalia, at 788,763 births against 719,249 births in Germany as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of births, by world region between Germany and Somalia?: 69,514 births, with Somalia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Somalia?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Germany and Somalia rank globally for number of births, by world region?: Germany ranks 41st and Somalia ranks 38th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of births, by world region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of births, by world region
Unit: births
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

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