Fertility rate vs. Share of people who are religious in Somalia
Somalia: Fertility rate vs. Share of people who are religious was 6.13 live births per woman in 2023. ▬ Flat
Fertility rate vs. Share of people who are religious in Somalia, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in live births per woman.
Analysis
Somalia recorded 6.13 live births per woman for fertility rate vs. share of people who 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 of people who are religious in Somalia peaked at 7.66 live births per woman in 1997 and was at its lowest, 6.13 live births per woman, in 2023.
Somalia ranks 1st of 236 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 7.25 live births per woman | 7.25 live births per woman | 7.25 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1960s | 7.25 live births per woman | 7.21 live births per woman | 7.26 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1970s | 7.09 live births per woman | 7 live births per woman | 7.18 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.31 live births per woman | 7.18 live births per woman | 7.42 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.57 live births per woman | 7.44 live births per woman | 7.66 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.53 live births per woman | 7.38 live births per woman | 7.64 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.98 live births per woman | 6.56 live births per woman | 7.32 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.3 live births per woman | 6.13 live births per woman | 6.45 live births per woman | 4 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
More population data for Somalia
- 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)
- Population growth rate, by level of development 0.4% (2100)
- Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 6.01 births per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 6.01 births per woman (2024)
- Refugees by country of asylum 19,503 people (2024)
- Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 6.01 births per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age 5.16 children per women (2023)
- Birth rate by women's age group 117.1 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility rate vs. share of people who are religious in Somalia?
- Fertility rate vs. share of people who are religious in Somalia was 6.13 live births per woman in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fertility rate vs. share of people who are religious recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 7.66 live births per woman in 1997.
- What is the lowest fertility rate vs. share of people who are religious recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.13 live births per woman in 2023.
- How does Somalia rank for fertility rate vs. share of people who are religious?
- Somalia ranks 1st out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fertility rate vs. share of people who 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 UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Fertility rate vs. Share of people who are religious. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.