Niger vs Somalia: Fertility rate: births per woman
Niger
6.06 live births per woman
in 2023
Somalia
6.13 live births per woman
in 2023
Niger rank
3rd
Somalia rank
1st
Fertility rate: births per woman 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 fertility rate: births per woman, 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 fertility rate: births per woman 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 fertility rate: births per woman?
- Niger ranks 3rd 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
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.