Fertility rate vs share that are religious in Somalia

Somalia: Fertility rate vs share that are religious was 6.13 in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)
6.13
Change on year
down 2.0%
World rank
1st
of 236 countries
All-time high
7.66
in 1997
All-time low
6.13
in 2023
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Fertility rate vs share that are religious in Somalia, 1950–2023

02468195019862023

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Somalia recorded 6.13 for fertility rate vs share that are religious in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.0% on the previous year and down 14.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, fertility rate vs share that are religious in Somalia peaked at 7.66 in 1997 and was at its lowest, 6.13, in 2023.

Somalia ranks 1st of 236 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

Fertility rate vs share that are religious in Somalia, year by year

Annual values for Fertility rate vs share that are religious in Somalia, 1950 to 2023.
Year Value Change
1950 7.25 —
1951 7.25 +0.0%
1952 7.25 +0.0%
1953 7.25 +0.0%
1954 7.25 +0.0%
1955 7.25 +0.0%
1956 7.25 -0.0%
1957 7.25 +0.0%
1958 7.25 +0.0%
1959 7.25 +0.0%
1960 7.25 +0.0%
1961 7.25 +0.0%
1962 7.25 +0.0%
1963 7.26 +0.0%
1964 7.26 +0.0%
1965 7.26 +0.0%
1966 7.26 -0.1%
1967 7.25 -0.1%
1968 7.23 -0.2%
1969 7.21 -0.3%
1970 7.18 -0.4%
1971 7.15 -0.4%
1972 7.12 -0.5%
1973 7.09 -0.4%
1974 7.06 -0.4%
1975 7.03 -0.3%
1976 7.02 -0.2%
1977 7 -0.2%
1978 7.13 +1.8%
1979 7.16 +0.4%
1980 7.18 +0.2%
1981 7.23 +0.7%
1982 7.25 +0.3%
1983 7.28 +0.3%
1984 7.3 +0.3%
1985 7.33 +0.4%
1986 7.35 +0.3%
1987 7.37 +0.3%
1988 7.4 +0.3%
1989 7.42 +0.4%
1990 7.44 +0.2%
1991 7.47 +0.4%
1992 7.5 +0.4%
1993 7.53 +0.3%
1994 7.54 +0.2%
1995 7.58 +0.5%
1996 7.62 +0.5%
1997 7.66 +0.5%
1998 7.66 -0.1%
1999 7.66 +0.0%
2000 7.64 -0.2%
2001 7.64 -0.1%
2002 7.63 -0.1%
2003 7.6 -0.3%
2004 7.57 -0.5%
2005 7.53 -0.5%
2006 7.49 -0.5%
2007 7.46 -0.4%
2008 7.42 -0.6%
2009 7.38 -0.5%
2010 7.32 -0.7%
2011 7.27 -0.7%
2012 7.21 -0.8%
2013 7.14 -1.0%
2014 7.06 -1.1%
2015 6.97 -1.2%
2016 6.88 -1.4%
2017 6.77 -1.6%
2018 6.66 -1.5%
2019 6.56 -1.5%
2020 6.45 -1.6%
2021 6.35 -1.5%
2022 6.25 -1.5%
2023 6.13 -2.0%

Somalia compared with similar countries

  • Somalia's 6.13 is above the median for low income countries, which is 4.19, 1.5× the median. (25 countries reporting)
  • Somalia's 6.13 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4, 1.5× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 7.25 7.25 7.25 10
1960s 7.25 7.21 7.26 10
1970s 7.09 7 7.18 10
1980s 7.31 7.18 7.42 10
1990s 7.57 7.44 7.66 10
2000s 7.53 7.38 7.64 10
2010s 6.98 6.56 7.32 10
2020s 6.3 6.13 6.45 4

Countries ranked near Somalia

  1. 2 Chad 6.12 compare
  2. 3 Niger 6.06 compare
  3. 4 Democratic Republic of Congo 6.05 compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is fertility rate vs share that are religious in Somalia?
Fertility rate vs share that are religious in Somalia was 6.13 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest fertility rate vs share that are religious recorded in Somalia?
The highest recorded value was 7.66 in 1997.
What is the lowest fertility rate vs share that are religious recorded in Somalia?
The lowest recorded value was 6.13 in 2023.
How does Somalia rank for fertility rate vs share that are religious?
Somalia ranks 1st out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is fertility rate vs share that are religious rising or falling in Somalia?
Over the last ten years it is down 14.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Somalia data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Fertility rate vs share that are religious. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Fertility rate vs share that are religious
Source
Our World in Data
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Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
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