Chad vs Somalia: Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate
Chad
6.03 births per woman
in 2024
Somalia
6.01 births per woman
in 2024
Chad rank
1st
Somalia rank
2nd
Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate over time
- Chad
- Somalia
How they compare
Chad currently reports 6.03 births per woman against 6.01 births per woman in Somalia, a difference of 0.02 births per woman.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Somalia ahead.
Chad ranks 1st and Somalia ranks 2nd of 215 countries.
Somalia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chad | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.34 births per woman | 7.25 births per woman | 0.9059 births per woman | Somalia |
| 1970s | 6.82 births per woman | 7.09 births per woman | 0.2784 births per woman | Somalia |
| 1980s | 7.04 births per woman | 7.31 births per woman | 0.2751 births per woman | Somalia |
| 1990s | 7.28 births per woman | 7.57 births per woman | 0.285 births per woman | Somalia |
| 2000s | 7.14 births per woman | 7.53 births per woman | 0.3895 births per woman | Somalia |
| 2010s | 6.72 births per woman | 6.98 births per woman | 0.2638 births per woman | Somalia |
| 2020s | 6.19 births per woman | 6.24 births per woman | 0.0484 births per woman | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate, Chad or Somalia?
- Chad, at 6.03 births per woman against 6.01 births per woman in Somalia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate between Chad and Somalia?
- 0.02 births per woman, with Chad ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chad and Somalia?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Chad and Somalia rank globally for total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate?
- Chad ranks 1st and Somalia ranks 2nd of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, and Eurostat, via World Bank (2026) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The total fertility rate summarizes the total number of births a woman would have, if she experienced the birth rates seen in women of each age group in one particular year across her childbearing years. The wanted fertility is an estimate of what the total fertility rate would be if all unwanted births were avoided, based on survey data.