Niger vs Somalia: Fertility rate, total
Niger
6.06 births per woman
in 2023
Somalia
6.13 births per woman
in 2023
Niger rank
3rd
Somalia rank
1st
Fertility rate, total over time
- Niger
- Somalia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 6.13 births per woman against 6.06 births per woman in Niger, a difference of 0.07 births per woman.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Niger ahead.
Niger ranks 3rd and Somalia ranks 1st of 215 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Niger averaged higher in 5 and Somalia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Niger | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7.57 births per woman | 7.09 births per woman | 0.4766 births per woman | Niger |
| 1980s | 7.87 births per woman | 7.31 births per woman | 0.555 births per woman | Niger |
| 1990s | 7.8 births per woman | 7.57 births per woman | 0.2356 births per woman | Niger |
| 2000s | 7.76 births per woman | 7.53 births per woman | 0.2279 births per woman | Niger |
| 2010s | 7.19 births per woman | 6.98 births per woman | 0.2078 births per woman | Niger |
| 2020s | 6.19 births per woman | 6.3 births per woman | 0.107 births per woman | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate, total, Niger or Somalia?
- Somalia, at 6.13 births per woman against 6.06 births per woman in Niger as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertility rate, total between Niger and Somalia?
- 0.07 births per woman, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Niger and Somalia?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Niger and Somalia rank globally for fertility rate, total?
- Niger ranks 3rd and Somalia ranks 1st of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Fertility rate, total (births per woman). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release