Niger vs Somalia: Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception
Niger
5.93 births per woman
in 2024
Somalia
6.01 births per woman
in 2024
Niger rank
5th
Somalia rank
2nd
Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception over time
- Niger
- Somalia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 6.01 births per woman against 5.93 births per woman in Niger, a difference of 0.08 births per woman.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Niger ahead.
Niger ranks 5th and Somalia ranks 2nd of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Niger averaged higher in 6 and Somalia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Niger | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.5 births per woman | 7.25 births per woman | 0.247 births per woman | Niger |
| 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 | 6.14 births per woman | 6.24 births per woman | 0.1012 births per woman | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception, Niger or Somalia?
- Somalia, at 6.01 births per woman against 5.93 births per woman in Niger as of 2024.
- What is the difference in fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception between Niger and Somalia?
- 0.08 births per woman, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Niger and Somalia?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Niger and Somalia rank globally for fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception?
- Niger ranks 5th 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) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception. 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, in a given year. The unmet need for contraception shows the estimated share of married fertile women of reproductive age who do not want to become pregnant and are not using contraception.