Niger vs Somalia: Comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children
Niger
6.06 live births per woman
in 2023
Somalia
6.13 live births per woman
in 2023
Niger rank
3rd
Somalia rank
1st
Comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children over time
- Niger
- Somalia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 6.13 live births per woman against 6.06 live births per woman in Niger, a difference of 0.07 live births per woman.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Niger ahead.
Niger ranks 3rd and Somalia ranks 1st of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Niger averaged higher in 7 and Somalia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Niger | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 7.55 live births per woman | 7.25 live births per woman | 0.2988 live births per woman | Niger |
| 1960s | 7.5 live births per woman | 7.25 live births per woman | 0.247 live births per woman | Niger |
| 1970s | 7.57 live births per woman | 7.09 live births per woman | 0.4766 live births per woman | Niger |
| 1980s | 7.87 live births per woman | 7.31 live births per woman | 0.555 live births per woman | Niger |
| 1990s | 7.8 live births per woman | 7.57 live births per woman | 0.2356 live births per woman | Niger |
| 2000s | 7.76 live births per woman | 7.53 live births per woman | 0.2279 live births per woman | Niger |
| 2010s | 7.19 live births per woman | 6.98 live births per woman | 0.2078 live births per woman | Niger |
| 2020s | 6.19 live births per woman | 6.3 live births per woman | 0.107 live births per woman | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children, Niger or Somalia?
- Somalia, at 6.13 live births per woman against 6.06 live births per woman in Niger as of 2023.
- What is the difference in comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children between Niger and Somalia?
- 0.07 live births per woman, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Niger and Somalia?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Niger and Somalia rank globally for comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children?
- Niger ranks 3rd and Somalia ranks 1st of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average number of live births a hypothetical cohort of women would have at the end of their reproductive period if they were subject during their whole lives to the fertility rates of a given period and if they were not subject to mortality.