Fertility & birth rates in Slovenia and Somalia

Fertility rate in Slovenia vs Somalia chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Slovenia was 1.51 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 Slovenia 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
	Slovenia	Somalia
1960	2.19	7.25
1961	2.27	7.25
1962	2.28	7.26
1963	2.27	7.26
1964	2.31	7.26
1965	2.43	7.26
1966	2.47	7.26
1967	2.37	7.25
1968	2.25	7.23
1969	2.17	7.21
1970	2.11	7.18
1971	2.16	7.15
1972	2.17	7.12
1973	2.2	7.09
1974	2.13	7.06
1975	2.17	7.03
1976	2.2	7.02
1977	2.17	7
1978	2.2	7.13
1979	2.22	7.16
1980	2.11	7.18
1981	1.96	7.23
1982	1.93	7.25
1983	1.81	7.28
1984	1.74	7.3
1985	1.71	7.33
1986	1.67	7.35
1987	1.65	7.37
1988	1.63	7.4
1989	1.52	7.42
1990	1.46	7.44
1991	1.42	7.47
1992	1.33	7.5
1993	1.33	7.53
1994	1.32	7.54
1995	1.29	7.58
1996	1.28	7.62
1997	1.25	7.66
1998	1.23	7.66
1999	1.21	7.66
2000	1.26	7.65
2001	1.21	7.64
2002	1.21	7.63
2003	1.2	7.6
2004	1.25	7.57
2005	1.26	7.53
2006	1.31	7.49
2007	1.38	7.46
2008	1.53	7.42
2009	1.53	7.38
2010	1.57	7.32
2011	1.56	7.27
2012	1.58	7.21
2013	1.55	7.14
2014	1.58	7.06
2015	1.57	6.98
2016	1.58	6.88
2017	1.62	6.77
2018	1.6	6.66
2019	1.61	6.56
2020	1.59	6.45
2021	1.64	6.35
2022	1.55	6.26
2023	1.51	6.13
2024	1.51	6.01
2025	1.51	5.91
2026	1.51	5.8
2027	1.51	5.68
2028	1.52	5.58
2029	1.52	5.47
2030	1.52	5.35
2031	1.52	5.25
2032	1.52	5.14
2033	1.52	5.04
2034	1.52	4.94
2035	1.52	4.84
2036	1.53	4.74
2037	1.53	4.63
2038	1.53	4.52
2039	1.53	4.44
2040	1.53	4.35
2041	1.53	4.26
2042	1.53	4.16
2043	1.53	4.07
2044	1.53	3.99
2045	1.53	3.91
2046	1.53	3.84
2047	1.53	3.78
2048	1.54	3.71
2049	1.54	3.65
2050	1.54	3.6

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Slovenia	Somalia
1960	27.2%	44.4%
1961	27.2%	44.7%
1962	27.1%	44.8%
1963	26.9%	45%
1964	26.6%	45.1%
1965	26.2%	45.1%
1966	25.8%	44.9%
1967	25.5%	44.8%
1968	25.1%	44.7%
1969	24.7%	44.6%
1970	24.3%	44.5%
1971	24%	44.5%
1972	23.9%	44.4%
1973	23.8%	44.4%
1974	23.7%	44.4%
1975	23.6%	44.3%
1976	23.4%	44.3%
1977	23.3%	44.3%
1978	23.2%	44.4%
1979	23.1%	44.5%
1980	23%	44.6%
1981	22.9%	44.8%
1982	22.8%	45%
1983	22.7%	45.2%
1984	22.5%	45.4%
1985	22.3%	45.6%
1986	22%	45.8%
1987	21.6%	46%
1988	21.4%	46.3%
1989	21.1%	46.7%
1990	20.8%	47%
1991	20.3%	47%
1992	19.8%	46.5%
1993	19.3%	46.4%
1994	18.8%	46.5%
1995	18.3%	46.7%
1996	17.8%	46.9%
1997	17.3%	47%
1998	16.8%	47.1%
1999	16.4%	47.2%
2000	15.9%	47.4%
2001	15.6%	47.5%
2002	15.2%	47.6%
2003	14.8%	47.7%
2004	14.5%	47.9%
2005	14.3%	48.2%
2006	14.1%	48.6%
2007	14%	48.9%
2008	14%	48.9%
2009	14%	48.8%
2010	14.1%	48.7%
2011	14.3%	48.3%
2012	14.4%	47.9%
2013	14.6%	47.8%
2014	14.7%	47.7%
2015	14.8%	47.6%
2016	14.9%	47.5%
2017	15%	47.4%
2018	15.1%	47.3%
2019	15.1%	47.1%
2020	15.1%	47%
2021	15.2%	47%
2022	15.1%	46.8%
2023	14.9%	46.7%
2024	14.7%	46.6%
2025	14.5%	46.6%
2026	14.2%	46.5%
2027	14%	46.4%
2028	13.8%	46.1%
2029	13.5%	45.8%
2030	13.3%	45.4%
2031	13.1%	45.1%
2032	13%	44.7%
2033	12.8%	44.3%
2034	12.7%	43.9%
2035	12.6%	43.5%
2036	12.5%	43.1%
2037	12.4%	42.6%
2038	12.4%	42.1%
2039	12.5%	41.7%
2040	12.5%	41.2%
2041	12.6%	40.8%
2042	12.7%	40.3%
2043	12.8%	39.9%
2044	12.9%	39.4%
2045	13%	39%
2046	13.2%	38.6%
2047	13.3%	38.2%
2048	13.4%	37.8%
2049	13.5%	37.4%
2050	13.5%	37%

Children aged 0-14 make up 14.7% of the population in Slovenia and 46.6% in Somalia in 2024, compared to 20.8% and 47% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Slovenia and Somalia compared.

Natural population change in Slovenia vs Somalia by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been -0.08% in Slovenia 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
	Slovenia	Somalia
1960	12,678	73,850
1961	14,985	75,513
1962	13,150	77,737
1963	14,068	79,859
1964	12,567	82,042
1965	14,513	84,448
1966	15,697	86,930
1967	13,516	89,497
1968	11,250	92,208
1969	9,427	95,045
1970	10,004	98,025
1971	10,951	101,196
1972	10,513	104,493
1973	11,837	108,038
1974	11,367	104,813
1975	11,658	108,998
1976	12,196	113,319
1977	12,160	124,818
1978	11,920	132,689
1979	12,614	151,016
1980	11,027	174,790
1981	10,485	185,211
1982	9,170	182,793
1983	6,343	190,775
1984	5,990	199,017
1985	6,213	207,960
1986	6,094	218,416
1987	5,771	231,580
1988	5,986	215,599
1989	4,592	225,255
1990	3,797	225,162
1991	2,199	53,052
1992	598	57,495
1993	-199	232,960
1994	199	246,950
1995	0	254,509
1996	0	264,807
1997	-794	271,894
1998	-1,189	284,779
1999	-1,388	295,523
2000	-398	306,651
2001	-996	319,059
2002	-1,197	331,215
2003	-1,996	341,192
2004	-599	351,959
2005	-600	363,117
2006	602	372,597
2007	1,211	380,303
2008	3,437	394,258
2009	3,060	405,784
2010	3,687	385,571
2011	3,285	203,213
2012	2,674	399,468
2013	1,648	448,518
2014	2,268	464,481
2015	826	481,573
2016	826	495,132
2017	-207	478,556
2018	-1,037	514,244
2019	-1,254	548,756
2020	-5,256	561,311
2021	-4,216	566,399
2022	-4,858	551,450
2023	-4,665	608,203

Maternal mortality chart: Slovenia vs Somalia

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 3 deaths per 100,000 live births in Slovenia, compared to 563 deaths in Somalia.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Slovenia	Somalia
1985	17	1,465
1986	16	1,452
1987	16	1,393
1988	16	1,423
1989	15	1,395
1990	14	1,358
1991	13	1,431
1992	13	1,339
1993	12	1,195
1994	12	1,254
1995	11	1,210
1996	10	1,225
1997	9	1,206
1998	9	1,177
1999	8	1,170
2000	7	1,150
2001	6	1,129
2002	6	1,121
2003	6	1,111
2004	6	1,104
2005	6	1,086
2006	6	1,085
2007	6	1,074
2008	7	1,035
2009	7	995
2010	7	1,062
2011	6	972
2012	6	894
2013	6	855
2014	6	816
2015	5	784
2016	5	754
2017	5	716
2018	4	727
2019	4	656
2020	12	655
2021	8	726
2022	15	622
2023	3	563

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.22% in Slovenia 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
	Slovenia	Somalia
1981	1.78%	-
1982	1.69%	20.1%
1983	1.61%	19.8%
1984	1.53%	19.5%
1985	1.44%	19.3%
1986	1.36%	19%
1987	1.27%	18.8%
1988	1.19%	18.6%
1989	1.11%	18.3%
1990	1.04%	18%
1991	0.97%	44.3%
1992	0.9%	45.6%
1993	0.84%	17.3%
1994	0.79%	17.2%
1995	0.73%	17.2%
1996	0.69%	17.2%
1997	0.65%	17.2%
1998	0.61%	17.2%
1999	0.58%	17.2%
2000	0.54%	17.2%
2001	0.52%	17.2%
2002	0.49%	17.2%
2003	0.47%	17.2%
2004	0.44%	17.2%
2005	0.42%	17.2%
2006	0.4%	17.2%
2007	0.38%	17%
2008	0.36%	16.6%
2009	0.34%	16.2%
2010	0.32%	18.6%
2011	0.31%	35.9%
2012	0.29%	18.4%
2013	0.28%	14.3%
2014	0.27%	13.8%
2015	0.26%	13.4%
2016	0.26%	13%
2017	0.25%	15.5%
2018	0.24%	13.6%
2019	0.24%	11.8%
2020	0.24%	11.4%
2021	0.23%	11.1%
2022	0.23%	14.3%
2023	0.22%	10.4%