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
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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

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.