Chad vs Somalia: Fertility rate: births per woman

Chad
6.12 live births per woman
in 2023
Somalia
6.13 live births per woman
in 2023
Chad rank
2nd
Somalia rank
1st

Fertility rate: births per woman over time

  • Chad
  • Somalia
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How they compare

Somalia currently reports 6.13 live births per woman against 6.12 live births per woman in Chad, a difference of 0.01 live births per woman.

Across all 74 years both countries report, Somalia has been ahead every year.

Chad ranks 2nd and Somalia ranks 1st of 236 countries.

Somalia has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Chad Somalia Difference Ahead
1950s 6.14 live births per woman 7.25 live births per woman 1.11 live births per woman Somalia
1960s 6.34 live births per woman 7.25 live births per woman 0.9059 live births per woman Somalia
1970s 6.82 live births per woman 7.09 live births per woman 0.2784 live births per woman Somalia
1980s 7.04 live births per woman 7.31 live births per woman 0.2751 live births per woman Somalia
1990s 7.28 live births per woman 7.57 live births per woman 0.285 live births per woman Somalia
2000s 7.14 live births per woman 7.53 live births per woman 0.3895 live births per woman Somalia
2010s 6.72 live births per woman 6.98 live births per woman 0.2638 live births per woman Somalia
2020s 6.23 live births per woman 6.3 live births per woman 0.0642 live births per woman Somalia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fertility rate: births per woman, Chad or Somalia?
Somalia, at 6.13 live births per woman against 6.12 live births per woman in Chad as of 2023.
What is the difference in fertility rate: births per woman between Chad and Somalia?
0.01 live births per woman, with Somalia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Chad and Somalia?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Chad and Somalia rank globally for fertility rate: births per woman?
Chad ranks 2nd and Somalia ranks 1st of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Fertility rate: 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

Indicator
Fertility rate: births per woman
Unit
live births per woman
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

The total fertility rate: the average number of children a woman would have if she experienced the year's age-specific birth rates throughout her childbearing years.