Central African Republic vs Somalia: Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age
Central African Republic
5.14 children per women
in 2023
Somalia
5.16 children per women
in 2023
Central African Republic rank
4th
Somalia rank
2nd
Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age over time
- Central African Republic
- Somalia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 5.16 children per women against 5.14 children per women in Central African Republic, a difference of 0.02 children per women.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Somalia ahead.
Central African Republic ranks 4th and Somalia ranks 2nd of 236 countries.
Somalia has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Central African Republic | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.51 children per women | 4.59 children per women | 1.07 children per women | Somalia |
| 1960s | 3.8 children per women | 4.74 children per women | 0.9448 children per women | Somalia |
| 1970s | 3.97 children per women | 4.76 children per women | 0.7907 children per women | Somalia |
| 1980s | 4.24 children per women | 4.99 children per women | 0.7503 children per women | Somalia |
| 1990s | 4.28 children per women | 5.25 children per women | 0.9668 children per women | Somalia |
| 2000s | 4.2 children per women | 5.61 children per women | 1.41 children per women | Somalia |
| 2010s | 4.66 children per women | 5.44 children per women | 0.7809 children per women | Somalia |
| 2020s | 4.73 children per women | 5.22 children per women | 0.4917 children per women | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age, Central African Republic or Somalia?
- Somalia, at 5.16 children per women against 5.14 children per women in Central African Republic as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age between Central African Republic and Somalia?
- 0.02 children per women, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and Somalia?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Central African Republic and Somalia rank globally for fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age?
- Central African Republic ranks 4th and Somalia ranks 2nd of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Malani and Jacob (2024); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Human Mortality Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of children who live long enough to reproduce, per woman. This number is dependent on the survival of daughters to childbearing age (between 15 and 49 years old).