Fertility & birth rates in Luxembourg and Somalia

Fertility rate in Luxembourg vs Somalia chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Luxembourg was 1.25 children per woman in 2023, compared to 6.13 in Somalia in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Luxembourg vs Somalia population clock for a dynamic visualization of the changing population.

The chart below showcases historical changes in the birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Luxembourg	Somalia
1960	2.29	7.25
1961	-	7.25
1962	2.37	7.26
1963	-	7.26
1964	2.34	7.26
1965	2.42	7.26
1966	2.34	7.26
1967	2.24	7.25
1968	2.12	7.23
1969	2.02	7.21
1970	1.97	7.18
1971	1.95	7.15
1972	1.75	7.12
1973	1.58	7.09
1974	1.58	7.06
1975	1.55	7.03
1976	1.48	7.02
1977	1.5	7
1978	1.48	7.13
1979	1.48	7.16
1980	1.5	7.18
1981	1.55	7.23
1982	1.49	7.25
1983	1.43	7.28
1984	1.42	7.3
1985	1.38	7.33
1986	1.43	7.35
1987	1.4	7.37
1988	1.51	7.4
1989	1.52	7.42
1990	1.6	7.44
1991	1.6	7.47
1992	1.64	7.5
1993	1.7	7.53
1994	1.72	7.54
1995	1.7	7.58
1996	1.77	7.62
1997	1.71	7.66
1998	1.68	7.66
1999	1.74	7.66
2000	1.76	7.65
2001	1.66	7.64
2002	1.63	7.63
2003	1.62	7.6
2004	1.66	7.57
2005	1.63	7.53
2006	1.65	7.49
2007	1.61	7.46
2008	1.61	7.42
2009	1.59	7.38
2010	1.63	7.32
2011	1.52	7.27
2012	1.57	7.21
2013	1.55	7.14
2014	1.5	7.06
2015	1.47	6.98
2016	1.41	6.88
2017	1.39	6.77
2018	1.38	6.66
2019	1.34	6.56
2020	1.36	6.45
2021	1.38	6.35
2022	1.31	6.26
2023	1.25	6.13
2024	1.25	6.01
2025	1.26	5.91
2026	1.26	5.8
2027	1.27	5.68
2028	1.27	5.58
2029	1.28	5.47
2030	1.28	5.35
2031	1.29	5.25
2032	1.29	5.14
2033	1.29	5.04
2034	1.29	4.94
2035	1.3	4.84
2036	1.3	4.74
2037	1.3	4.63
2038	1.3	4.52
2039	1.3	4.44
2040	1.31	4.35
2041	1.31	4.26
2042	1.31	4.16
2043	1.31	4.07
2044	1.32	3.99
2045	1.32	3.91
2046	1.32	3.84
2047	1.32	3.78
2048	1.32	3.71
2049	1.33	3.65
2050	1.33	3.6

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Luxembourg	Somalia
1960	21.2%	44.4%
1961	21.5%	44.7%
1962	21.7%	44.8%
1963	21.9%	45%
1964	22.1%	45.1%
1965	22.3%	45.1%
1966	22.5%	44.9%
1967	22.6%	44.8%
1968	22.5%	44.7%
1969	22.4%	44.6%
1970	22.2%	44.5%
1971	22%	44.5%
1972	21.6%	44.4%
1973	21.2%	44.4%
1974	20.9%	44.4%
1975	20.5%	44.3%
1976	20.2%	44.3%
1977	19.9%	44.3%
1978	19.5%	44.4%
1979	19.2%	44.5%
1980	18.8%	44.6%
1981	18.4%	44.8%
1982	18.1%	45%
1983	17.8%	45.2%
1984	17.5%	45.4%
1985	17.2%	45.6%
1986	17%	45.8%
1987	16.9%	46%
1988	17%	46.3%
1989	17.2%	46.7%
1990	17.4%	47%
1991	17.6%	47%
1992	17.8%	46.5%
1993	18%	46.4%
1994	18.3%	46.5%
1995	18.4%	46.7%
1996	18.6%	46.9%
1997	18.7%	47%
1998	18.8%	47.1%
1999	18.9%	47.2%
2000	18.9%	47.4%
2001	18.9%	47.5%
2002	18.9%	47.6%
2003	18.8%	47.7%
2004	18.7%	47.9%
2005	18.5%	48.2%
2006	18.4%	48.6%
2007	18.2%	48.9%
2008	18%	48.9%
2009	17.8%	48.8%
2010	17.7%	48.7%
2011	17.4%	48.3%
2012	17.1%	47.9%
2013	16.9%	47.8%
2014	16.7%	47.7%
2015	16.6%	47.6%
2016	16.4%	47.5%
2017	16.2%	47.4%
2018	16.1%	47.3%
2019	16%	47.1%
2020	16%	47%
2021	15.9%	47%
2022	15.9%	46.8%
2023	15.8%	46.7%
2024	15.8%	46.6%
2025	15.7%	46.6%
2026	15.7%	46.5%
2027	15.7%	46.4%
2028	15.6%	46.1%
2029	15.5%	45.8%
2030	15.4%	45.4%
2031	15.3%	45.1%
2032	15.2%	44.7%
2033	15.1%	44.3%
2034	15%	43.9%
2035	14.9%	43.5%
2036	14.7%	43.1%
2037	14.6%	42.6%
2038	14.5%	42.1%
2039	14.3%	41.7%
2040	14.2%	41.2%
2041	14%	40.8%
2042	13.9%	40.3%
2043	13.8%	39.9%
2044	13.7%	39.4%
2045	13.6%	39%
2046	13.5%	38.6%
2047	13.5%	38.2%
2048	13.5%	37.8%
2049	13.5%	37.4%
2050	13.5%	37%

Children aged 0-14 make up 15.8% of the population in Luxembourg and 46.6% in Somalia in 2024, compared to 17.4% and 47% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Luxembourg and Somalia compared.

Natural population change in Luxembourg vs Somalia by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +0.33% in Luxembourg and +3.34% in Somalia. The chart below illustrates the comparison of the absolute yearly changes resulting from births and deaths.

Table

Year	Population change due to births and deaths
	Luxembourg	Somalia
1960	1,319	73,850
1961	1,489	75,513
1962	1,091	77,737
1963	1,199	79,859
1964	1,377	82,042
1965	1,260	84,448
1966	1,168	86,930
1967	837	89,497
1968	604	92,208
1969	303	95,045
1970	272	98,025
1971	69	101,196
1972	-35	104,493
1973	-421	108,038
1974	-390	104,813
1975	-395	108,998
1976	-578	113,319
1977	-36	124,818
1978	-145	132,689
1979	72	151,016
1980	37	174,790
1981	329	185,211
1982	183	182,793
1983	37	190,775
1984	146	199,017
1985	74	207,960
1986	331	218,416
1987	222	231,580
1988	747	215,599
1989	679	225,255
1990	1,145	225,162
1991	1,239	53,052
1992	1,098	57,495
1993	1,470	232,960
1994	1,652	246,950
1995	1,634	254,509
1996	1,781	264,807
1997	1,552	271,894
1998	1,486	284,779
1999	1,808	295,523
2000	1,963	306,651
2001	1,766	319,059
2002	1,607	331,215
2003	1,220	341,192
2004	1,878	351,959
2005	1,721	363,117
2006	1,748	372,597
2007	1,584	380,303
2008	2,003	394,258
2009	1,991	405,784
2010	2,129	385,571
2011	1,814	203,213
2012	2,124	399,468
2013	2,336	448,518
2014	2,225	464,481
2015	2,107	481,573
2016	2,095	495,132
2017	1,968	478,556
2018	1,945	514,244
2019	1,922	548,756
2020	1,828	561,311
2021	2,240	566,399
2022	2,024	551,450
2023	1,933	608,203

Maternal mortality chart: Luxembourg vs Somalia

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 11 deaths per 100,000 live births in Luxembourg, compared to 563 deaths in Somalia.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Luxembourg	Somalia
1985	24	1,465
1986	24	1,452
1987	23	1,393
1988	24	1,423
1989	21	1,395
1990	24	1,358
1991	25	1,431
1992	26	1,339
1993	20	1,195
1994	20	1,254
1995	22	1,210
1996	23	1,225
1997	22	1,206
1998	18	1,177
1999	21	1,170
2000	18	1,150
2001	19	1,129
2002	17	1,121
2003	15	1,111
2004	17	1,104
2005	17	1,086
2006	16	1,085
2007	14	1,074
2008	13	1,035
2009	15	995
2010	17	1,062
2011	13	972
2012	13	894
2013	15	855
2014	13	816
2015	13	784
2016	13	754
2017	15	716
2018	9	727
2019	12	656
2020	6	655
2021	6	726
2022	6	622
2023	11	563

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.23% in Luxembourg and 10.4% in Somalia. Below is the historical data on under-five mortality rates.

Table

Year	Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
	Luxembourg	Somalia
1960	3.72%	-
1961	3.54%	-
1962	3.36%	-
1963	3.2%	-
1964	3.04%	-
1965	2.89%	-
1966	2.75%	-
1967	2.61%	-
1968	2.48%	-
1969	2.36%	-
1970	2.24%	-
1971	2.11%	-
1972	1.99%	-
1973	1.88%	-
1974	1.77%	-
1975	1.67%	-
1976	1.58%	-
1977	1.51%	-
1978	1.44%	-
1979	1.39%	-
1980	1.34%	-
1981	1.29%	-
1982	1.25%	20.1%
1983	1.21%	19.8%
1984	1.16%	19.5%
1985	1.12%	19.3%
1986	1.07%	19%
1987	1.02%	18.8%
1988	0.97%	18.6%
1989	0.93%	18.3%
1990	0.88%	18%
1991	0.83%	44.3%
1992	0.78%	45.6%
1993	0.73%	17.3%
1994	0.68%	17.2%
1995	0.64%	17.2%
1996	0.6%	17.2%
1997	0.56%	17.2%
1998	0.53%	17.2%
1999	0.5%	17.2%
2000	0.47%	17.2%
2001	0.44%	17.2%
2002	0.42%	17.2%
2003	0.39%	17.2%
2004	0.37%	17.2%
2005	0.35%	17.2%
2006	0.33%	17.2%
2007	0.31%	17%
2008	0.3%	16.6%
2009	0.29%	16.2%
2010	0.28%	18.6%
2011	0.27%	35.9%
2012	0.27%	18.4%
2013	0.26%	14.3%
2014	0.26%	13.8%
2015	0.26%	13.4%
2016	0.25%	13%
2017	0.25%	15.5%
2018	0.25%	13.6%
2019	0.25%	11.8%
2020	0.25%	11.4%
2021	0.24%	11.1%
2022	0.24%	14.3%
2023	0.23%	10.4%