Somalia birth & fertility rate charts by year

Fertility rate in Somalia chart

According to the latest birth rate data available, the fertility rate in Somalia is 6.13, which is above the replacement level of 2.1 children per woman. In 1993, the fertility rate was 7.53 — a -18.5% decline in 30 years.

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The chart below showcases the historical changes in birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Somalia	World
1960	7.25	4.69
1961	7.25	4.56
1962	7.26	5.02
1963	7.26	5.31
1964	7.26	5.13
1965	7.26	5.08
1966	7.26	4.97
1967	7.25	4.87
1968	7.23	4.98
1969	7.21	4.88
1970	7.18	4.84
1971	7.15	4.69
1972	7.12	4.55
1973	7.09	4.42
1974	7.06	4.26
1975	7.03	4.07
1976	7.02	3.97
1977	7	3.84
1978	7.13	3.77
1979	7.16	3.76
1980	7.18	3.73
1981	7.23	3.71
1982	7.25	3.72
1983	7.28	3.59
1984	7.3	3.57
1985	7.33	3.53
1986	7.35	3.51
1987	7.37	3.48
1988	7.4	3.39
1989	7.42	3.35
1990	7.44	3.31
1991	7.47	3.13
1992	7.5	3.04
1993	7.53	2.97
1994	7.54	2.92
1995	7.58	2.87
1996	7.62	2.82
1997	7.66	2.78
1998	7.66	2.75
1999	7.66	2.72
2000	7.65	2.73
2001	7.64	2.69
2002	7.63	2.66
2003	7.6	2.64
2004	7.57	2.63
2005	7.53	2.61
2006	7.49	2.61
2007	7.46	2.6
2008	7.42	2.6
2009	7.38	2.59
2010	7.32	2.57
2011	7.27	2.55
2012	7.21	2.56
2013	7.14	2.53
2014	7.06	2.52
2015	6.98	2.49
2016	6.88	2.49
2017	6.77	2.46
2018	6.66	2.39
2019	6.56	2.35
2020	6.45	2.28
2021	6.35	2.25
2022	6.26	2.22
2023	6.13	2.2
2024	6.01	2.19
2025	5.91	2.18
2026	5.8	2.18
2027	5.68	2.17
2028	5.58	2.16
2029	5.47	2.15
2030	5.35	2.14
2031	5.25	2.13
2032	5.14	2.12
2033	5.04	2.12
2034	4.94	2.11
2035	4.84	2.1
2036	4.74	2.09
2037	4.63	2.09
2038	4.52	2.08
2039	4.44	2.08
2040	4.35	2.08
2041	4.26	2.07
2042	4.16	2.07
2043	4.07	2.07
2044	3.99	2.07
2045	3.91	2.06
2046	3.84	2.06
2047	3.78	2.06
2048	3.71	2.05
2049	3.65	2.05
2050	3.6	2.05

Birth rates by women ages chart

In 2025, of all live births 14.3% were to women under 20 years old, 53.7% to women ages 20-29, and 32% to women ages 30 and above. In comparison, the percentages in 1990 were 12.4%, 47.3%, and 40.2% for the same age groups respectively. A chart displaying the historical birth rates in Somalia by maternal age is provided below.

Annual births per 1,000 women ages

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Children 0-14 as share of population
	Somalia	World
1960	44.4%	37.4%
1961	44.7%	37.5%
1962	44.8%	37.6%
1963	45%	37.8%
1964	45.1%	38%
1965	45.1%	38%
1966	44.9%	38%
1967	44.8%	38%
1968	44.7%	37.9%
1969	44.6%	37.8%
1970	44.5%	37.7%
1971	44.5%	37.6%
1972	44.4%	37.5%
1973	44.4%	37.3%
1974	44.4%	37.2%
1975	44.3%	37.1%
1976	44.3%	36.9%
1977	44.3%	36.7%
1978	44.4%	36.3%
1979	44.5%	35.9%
1980	44.6%	35.5%
1981	44.8%	35.2%
1982	45%	34.9%
1983	45.2%	34.6%
1984	45.4%	34.3%
1985	45.6%	34%
1986	45.8%	33.8%
1987	46%	33.6%
1988	46.3%	33.4%
1989	46.7%	33.2%
1990	47%	33%
1991	47%	32.9%
1992	46.5%	32.7%
1993	46.4%	32.5%
1994	46.5%	32.3%
1995	46.7%	32.1%
1996	46.9%	31.8%
1997	47%	31.5%
1998	47.1%	31.1%
1999	47.2%	30.8%
2000	47.4%	30.4%
2001	47.5%	30%
2002	47.6%	29.6%
2003	47.7%	29.2%
2004	47.9%	28.8%
2005	48.2%	28.5%
2006	48.6%	28.1%
2007	48.9%	27.9%
2008	48.9%	27.6%
2009	48.8%	27.5%
2010	48.7%	27.3%
2011	48.3%	27.1%
2012	47.9%	27%
2013	47.8%	26.9%
2014	47.7%	26.8%
2015	47.6%	26.6%
2016	47.5%	26.5%
2017	47.4%	26.4%
2018	47.3%	26.2%
2019	47.1%	26%
2020	47%	25.8%
2021	47%	25.6%
2022	46.8%	25.3%
2023	46.7%	25%
2024	46.6%	24.7%
2025	46.6%	24.4%
2026	46.5%	24.1%
2027	46.4%	23.8%
2028	46.1%	23.4%
2029	45.8%	23.1%
2030	45.4%	22.8%
2031	45.1%	22.6%
2032	44.7%	22.3%
2033	44.3%	22.1%
2034	43.9%	21.9%
2035	43.5%	21.7%
2036	43.1%	21.6%
2037	42.6%	21.5%
2038	42.1%	21.4%
2039	41.7%	21.3%
2040	41.2%	21.2%
2041	40.8%	21.1%
2042	40.3%	21%
2043	39.9%	21%
2044	39.4%	20.9%
2045	39%	20.8%
2046	38.6%	20.7%
2047	38.2%	20.7%
2048	37.8%	20.6%
2049	37.4%	20.5%
2050	37%	20.4%

The share of children aged 0-14 in Somalia was 44.4% in 1960, 46.4% in 1993, and 46.6% as of the latest data in 2025.

More about the demographics of Somalia.

Natural population change by year

For the past 10 years, the natural population change in Somalia, excluding migration, has been +3.34% annually. On average, 527,010 more people were born each year than died.

Table

Year	Population change due to births and deaths
	Somalia
1960	73,850
1961	75,513
1962	77,737
1963	79,859
1964	82,042
1965	84,448
1966	86,930
1967	89,497
1968	92,208
1969	95,045
1970	98,025
1971	101,196
1972	104,493
1973	108,038
1974	104,813
1975	108,998
1976	113,319
1977	124,818
1978	132,689
1979	151,016
1980	174,790
1981	185,211
1982	182,793
1983	190,775
1984	199,017
1985	207,960
1986	218,416
1987	231,580
1988	215,599
1989	225,255
1990	225,162
1991	53,052
1992	57,495
1993	232,960
1994	246,950
1995	254,509
1996	264,807
1997	271,894
1998	284,779
1999	295,523
2000	306,651
2001	319,059
2002	331,215
2003	341,192
2004	351,959
2005	363,117
2006	372,597
2007	380,303
2008	394,258
2009	405,784
2010	385,571
2011	203,213
2012	399,468
2013	448,518
2014	464,481
2015	481,573
2016	495,132
2017	478,556
2018	514,244
2019	548,756
2020	561,311
2021	566,399
2022	551,450
2023	608,203

Maternal mortality chart

The maternal mortality rate in Somalia was 563 deaths per 100,000 live births in 2023 — a 0.56% chance of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination. This is a -51% decrease compared to the year 2000.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Somalia	World
1985	1,465	460
1986	1,452	438
1987	1,393	429
1988	1,423	414
1989	1,395	401
1990	1,358	391
1991	1,431	395
1992	1,339	395
1993	1,195	389
1994	1,254	382
1995	1,210	371
1996	1,225	366
1997	1,206	358
1998	1,177	360
1999	1,170	340
2000	1,150	328
2001	1,129	321
2002	1,121	311
2003	1,111	301
2004	1,104	291
2005	1,086	283
2006	1,085	276
2007	1,074	269
2008	1,035	264
2009	995	258
2010	1,062	253
2011	972	247
2012	894	239
2013	855	235
2014	816	231
2015	784	228
2016	754	220
2017	716	215
2018	727	211
2019	656	207
2020	655	211
2021	726	242
2022	622	203
2023	563	197

Under-five mortality rate chart

The under-5 mortality rate in Somalia was 104 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2023 — a 10.4% chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five. This is down from 172.3 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2000.

Table

Year	Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
	Somalia	World
1960	-	18.5%
1961	-	18.1%
1962	-	17.8%
1963	-	17.5%
1964	-	17.7%
1965	-	17.5%
1966	-	17.3%
1967	-	17%
1968	-	16.5%
1969	-	15.5%
1970	-	15.2%
1971	-	15.1%
1972	-	14.4%
1973	-	14.1%
1974	-	13.7%
1975	-	13.4%
1976	-	13%
1977	-	12.5%
1978	-	12.1%
1979	-	11.7%
1980	-	11.4%
1981	-	11%
1982	20.1%	10.8%
1983	19.8%	10.6%
1984	19.5%	10.4%
1985	19.3%	10.1%
1986	19%	9.81%
1987	18.8%	9.47%
1988	18.6%	9.31%
1989	18.3%	9.02%
1990	18%	8.81%
1991	44.3%	8.66%
1992	45.6%	8.46%
1993	17.3%	8.19%
1994	17.2%	7.98%
1995	17.2%	7.76%
1996	17.2%	7.52%
1997	17.2%	7.28%
1998	17.2%	7.05%
1999	17.2%	6.76%
2000	17.2%	6.48%
2001	17.2%	6.21%
2002	17.2%	5.94%
2003	17.2%	5.65%
2004	17.2%	5.43%
2005	17.2%	5.16%
2006	17.2%	4.92%
2007	17%	4.7%
2008	16.6%	4.5%
2009	16.2%	4.31%
2010	18.6%	4.11%
2011	35.9%	3.97%
2012	18.4%	3.77%
2013	14.3%	3.61%
2014	13.8%	3.48%
2015	13.4%	3.35%
2016	13%	3.23%
2017	15.5%	3.11%
2018	13.6%	2.97%
2019	11.8%	2.86%
2020	11.4%	2.75%
2021	11.1%	2.66%
2022	14.3%	2.59%
2023	10.4%	2.49%