Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age in Somalia
Somalia: Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age was 5.16 children per women in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
5.16 children per women
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
2nd
of 236 countries
All-time high
5.68 children per women
in 2013
All-time low
4.11 children per women
in 1991
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age in Somalia, 1950–2023
Source: Malani and Jacob (2024); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Human Mortality Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in children per women.
Analysis
The most recent figure for fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age in Somalia is 5.16 children per women, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and down 9.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age in Somalia peaked at 5.68 children per women in 2013 and was at its lowest, 4.11 children per women, in 1991.
Somalia ranks 2nd of 236 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age in Somalia, year by year
| Year | children per women | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 4.51 children per women | — |
| 1951 | 4.53 children per women | +0.4% |
| 1952 | 4.55 children per women | +0.4% |
| 1953 | 4.56 children per women | +0.4% |
| 1954 | 4.58 children per women | +0.4% |
| 1955 | 4.6 children per women | +0.4% |
| 1956 | 4.61 children per women | +0.4% |
| 1957 | 4.63 children per women | +0.4% |
| 1958 | 4.65 children per women | +0.4% |
| 1959 | 4.66 children per women | +0.3% |
| 1960 | 4.68 children per women | +0.3% |
| 1961 | 4.69 children per women | +0.3% |
| 1962 | 4.71 children per women | +0.4% |
| 1963 | 4.73 children per women | +0.3% |
| 1964 | 4.75 children per women | +0.3% |
| 1965 | 4.76 children per women | +0.3% |
| 1966 | 4.77 children per women | +0.2% |
| 1967 | 4.78 children per women | +0.2% |
| 1968 | 4.78 children per women | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 4.78 children per women | -0.0% |
| 1970 | 4.77 children per women | -0.1% |
| 1971 | 4.76 children per women | -0.2% |
| 1972 | 4.75 children per women | -0.3% |
| 1973 | 4.71 children per women | -0.7% |
| 1974 | 4.67 children per women | -1.0% |
| 1975 | 4.68 children per women | +0.3% |
| 1976 | 4.71 children per women | +0.7% |
| 1977 | 4.77 children per women | +1.1% |
| 1978 | 4.86 children per women | +1.9% |
| 1979 | 4.89 children per women | +0.6% |
| 1980 | 4.91 children per women | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 4.95 children per women | +0.9% |
| 1982 | 4.98 children per women | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 5 children per women | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 5.02 children per women | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 5.04 children per women | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 5.05 children per women | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 5.04 children per women | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 5.01 children per women | -0.6% |
| 1989 | 4.95 children per women | -1.2% |
| 1990 | 4.62 children per women | -6.5% |
| 1991 | 4.11 children per women | -11.1% |
| 1992 | 4.57 children per women | +11.2% |
| 1993 | 5.52 children per women | +20.7% |
| 1994 | 5.54 children per women | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 5.58 children per women | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 5.61 children per women | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 5.64 children per women | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 5.65 children per women | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 5.66 children per women | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 5.66 children per women | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 5.66 children per women | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 5.66 children per women | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 5.66 children per women | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 5.64 children per women | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 5.62 children per women | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 5.6 children per women | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 5.58 children per women | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 5.54 children per women | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 5.45 children per women | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 5.18 children per women | -4.9% |
| 2011 | 4.97 children per women | -4.0% |
| 2012 | 5.59 children per women | +12.4% |
| 2013 | 5.68 children per women | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 5.65 children per women | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 5.6 children per women | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 5.52 children per women | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 5.41 children per women | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 5.43 children per women | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 5.41 children per women | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 5.34 children per women | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 5.24 children per women | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 5.14 children per women | -2.0% |
| 2023 | 5.16 children per women | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.59 children per women | 4.51 children per women | 4.66 children per women | 10 |
| 1960s | 4.74 children per women | 4.68 children per women | 4.78 children per women | 10 |
| 1970s | 4.76 children per women | 4.67 children per women | 4.89 children per women | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.99 children per women | 4.91 children per women | 5.05 children per women | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.25 children per women | 4.11 children per women | 5.66 children per women | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.61 children per women | 5.45 children per women | 5.66 children per women | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.44 children per women | 4.97 children per women | 5.68 children per women | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.22 children per women | 5.14 children per women | 5.34 children per women | 4 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
- 1 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 5.31 children per women compare
- 3 Niger 5.15 children per women compare
- 4 Central African Republic 5.14 children per women compare
- 5 Chad 4.94 children per women compare
More population data for Somalia
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate 0.4652 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate 1.96 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate 0.4652 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate 0.4952 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 36,463 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 2.89 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.3207 % change on previous year (2100)
- World population growth 0.4% (2100)
- Population density 107.38 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 5.14 million people (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age in Somalia?
- Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age in Somalia was 5.16 children per women in 2023, according to Malani and Jacob (2024); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Human Mortality Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 5.68 children per women in 2013.
- What is the lowest fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.11 children per women in 1991.
- How does Somalia rank for fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age?
- Somalia ranks 2nd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Somalia data come from?
- The figures come from Malani and Jacob (2024); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Human Mortality Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of children who live long enough to reproduce, per woman. This number is dependent on the survival of daughters to childbearing age (between 15 and 49 years old).