What is birth rate by women's age group in Somalia?

Birth rate by women's age group in Somalia was 117.1 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest birth rate by women's age group recorded in Somalia?

The highest recorded value was 138.52 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 in 2007.

What is the lowest birth rate by women's age group recorded in Somalia?

The lowest recorded value was 79.02 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 in 1974.

How does Somalia rank for birth rate by women's age group?

Somalia ranks 11th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.

Is birth rate by women's age group rising or falling in Somalia?

Over the last ten years it is down 13.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Somalia data come from?

The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Birth rate by women's age group. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Birth rate by women's age group in Somalia

Name: Birth rate by women's age group in Somalia
Creator: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Somalia: Birth rate by women's age group was 117.1 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

117.1 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19

Change on year

down 1.8%

World rank

11th

of 236 countries

All-time high

138.52 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19

in 2007

All-time low

79.02 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19

in 1974

Years of data

1950–2023

Birth rate by women's age group in Somalia, 1950–2023

Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19.

Analysis

The most recent figure for birth rate by women's age group in Somalia is 117.1 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19, measured in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.8% on the previous year and down 13.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, birth rate by women's age group in Somalia peaked at 138.52 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 79.02 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19, in 1974.

Somalia ranks 11th 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.

Birth rate by women's age group in Somalia, year by year

Annual values for Birth rate by women's age group in Somalia, 1950 to 2023.
Year	live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	Change
1950	80.38 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	—
1951	80.26 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-0.2%
1952	80.23 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-0.0%
1953	80.56 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	+0.4%
1954	81.3 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	+0.9%
1955	82.33 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	+1.3%
1956	83.22 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	+1.1%
1957	83.63 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	+0.5%
1958	83.54 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-0.1%
1959	83.29 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-0.3%
1960	83.06 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-0.3%
1961	82.77 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-0.4%
1962	82.43 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-0.4%
1963	82.2 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-0.3%
1964	82.01 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-0.2%
1965	81.39 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-0.8%
1966	80.73 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-0.8%
1967	80.61 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-0.2%
1968	80.95 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	+0.4%
1969	81.54 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	+0.7%
1970	81.54 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-0.0%
1971	80.95 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-0.7%
1972	80.31 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-0.8%
1973	79.66 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-0.8%
1974	79.02 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-0.8%
1975	79.24 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	+0.3%
1976	79.51 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	+0.3%
1977	79.85 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	+0.4%
1978	81.74 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	+2.4%
1979	84.48 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	+3.4%
1980	88.35 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	+4.6%
1981	92.77 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	+5.0%
1982	98.35 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	+6.0%
1983	104.19 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	+5.9%
1984	110.23 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	+5.8%
1985	114.45 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	+3.8%
1986	118.68 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	+3.7%
1987	123 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	+3.6%
1988	124.41 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	+1.1%
1989	125.79 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	+1.1%
1990	124.01 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-1.4%
1991	121.42 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-2.1%
1992	121.15 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-0.2%
1993	120.73 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-0.3%
1994	121.39 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	+0.5%
1995	121.56 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	+0.1%
1996	121.82 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	+0.2%
1997	125.59 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	+3.1%
1998	126.61 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	+0.8%
1999	127.66 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	+0.8%
2000	129.07 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	+1.1%
2001	130.56 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	+1.2%
2002	132.32 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	+1.3%
2003	133.1 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	+0.6%
2004	134.1 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	+0.8%
2005	135.93 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	+1.4%
2006	138.24 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	+1.7%
2007	138.52 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	+0.2%
2008	135.46 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-2.2%
2009	132.04 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-2.5%
2010	131.15 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-0.7%
2011	133.26 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	+1.6%
2012	135.09 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	+1.4%
2013	134.92 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-0.1%
2014	133.69 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-0.9%
2015	132.24 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-1.1%
2016	130.62 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-1.2%
2017	128.55 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-1.6%
2018	126.57 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-1.5%
2019	124.67 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-1.5%
2020	122.73 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-1.6%
2021	121 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-1.4%
2022	119.28 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-1.4%
2023	117.1 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-1.8%

Somalia compared with similar countries

Somalia's 117.1 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 is above the median for low income countries, which is 93.59 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19, 1.3× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Somalia's 117.1 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 87.99 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19, 1.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1950s	81.87 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	80.23 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	83.63 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	10
1960s	81.77 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	80.61 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	83.06 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	10
1970s	80.63 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	79.02 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	84.48 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	10
1980s	110.02 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	88.35 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	125.79 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	10
1990s	123.19 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	120.73 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	127.66 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	10
2000s	133.93 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	129.07 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	138.52 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	10
2010s	131.08 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	124.67 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	135.09 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	10
2020s	120.03 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	117.1 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	122.73 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	4

Countries ranked near Somalia

8 Madagascar 129.8 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 compare
9 Liberia 126.01 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 compare
10 Guinea 118.58 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 compare
12 Zambia 115.91 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 compare
13 Malawi 113.58 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 compare
14 Tanzania 113.21 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

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)

All data for Somalia →

Frequently asked questions

What is birth rate by women's age group in Somalia?: Birth rate by women's age group in Somalia was 117.1 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest birth rate by women's age group recorded in Somalia?: The highest recorded value was 138.52 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 in 2007.
What is the lowest birth rate by women's age group recorded in Somalia?: The lowest recorded value was 79.02 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 in 1974.
How does Somalia rank for birth rate by women's age group?: Somalia ranks 11th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is birth rate by women's age group rising or falling in Somalia?: Over the last ten years it is down 13.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Somalia data come from?: The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Birth rate by women's age group. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Birth rate by women's age group
Unit: live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19
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: 18 September 2026

Age-specific fertility rate for girls aged 15 to 19: the annual number of live births in this age group per 1,000 girls.