Fertility & birth rates in Somalia and Switzerland

Fertility rate in Somalia vs Switzerland chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Somalia was 6.13 children per woman in 2023, compared to 1.33 in Switzerland in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

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

The chart below showcases historical changes in the birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Somalia	Switzerland
1960	7.25	2.44
1961	7.25	2.52
1962	7.26	2.58
1963	7.26	2.65
1964	7.26	2.66
1965	7.26	2.59
1966	7.26	2.5
1967	7.25	2.39
1968	7.23	2.29
1969	7.21	2.19
1970	7.18	2.1
1971	7.15	2.04
1972	7.12	1.91
1973	7.09	1.81
1974	7.06	1.73
1975	7.03	1.61
1976	7.02	1.55
1977	7	1.53
1978	7.13	1.51
1979	7.16	1.52
1980	7.18	1.55
1981	7.23	1.55
1982	7.25	1.56
1983	7.28	1.52
1984	7.3	1.53
1985	7.33	1.52
1986	7.35	1.53
1987	7.37	1.52
1988	7.4	1.57
1989	7.42	1.56
1990	7.44	1.58
1991	7.47	1.58
1992	7.5	1.58
1993	7.53	1.51
1994	7.54	1.49
1995	7.58	1.48
1996	7.62	1.5
1997	7.66	1.48
1998	7.66	1.47
1999	7.66	1.48
2000	7.65	1.5
2001	7.64	1.38
2002	7.63	1.39
2003	7.6	1.39
2004	7.57	1.42
2005	7.53	1.42
2006	7.49	1.44
2007	7.46	1.46
2008	7.42	1.48
2009	7.38	1.5
2010	7.32	1.52
2011	7.27	1.52
2012	7.21	1.52
2013	7.14	1.52
2014	7.06	1.54
2015	6.98	1.54
2016	6.88	1.54
2017	6.77	1.52
2018	6.66	1.52
2019	6.56	1.48
2020	6.45	1.46
2021	6.35	1.52
2022	6.26	1.39
2023	6.13	1.33
2024	6.01	1.33
2025	5.91	1.34
2026	5.8	1.34
2027	5.68	1.35
2028	5.58	1.35
2029	5.47	1.35
2030	5.35	1.35
2031	5.25	1.36
2032	5.14	1.36
2033	5.04	1.37
2034	4.94	1.37
2035	4.84	1.37
2036	4.74	1.38
2037	4.63	1.38
2038	4.52	1.38
2039	4.44	1.38
2040	4.35	1.39
2041	4.26	1.39
2042	4.16	1.39
2043	4.07	1.4
2044	3.99	1.4
2045	3.91	1.4
2046	3.84	1.4
2047	3.78	1.41
2048	3.71	1.41
2049	3.65	1.41
2050	3.6	1.41

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Somalia	Switzerland
1960	44.4%	24%
1961	44.7%	24%
1962	44.8%	24.1%
1963	45%	24.1%
1964	45.1%	24.1%
1965	45.1%	24.1%
1966	44.9%	24.2%
1967	44.8%	24.1%
1968	44.7%	24%
1969	44.6%	23.8%
1970	44.5%	23.8%
1971	44.5%	23.7%
1972	44.4%	23.5%
1973	44.4%	23.2%
1974	44.4%	22.8%
1975	44.3%	22.4%
1976	44.3%	22%
1977	44.3%	21.4%
1978	44.4%	20.9%
1979	44.5%	20.3%
1980	44.6%	19.7%
1981	44.8%	19.2%
1982	45%	18.8%
1983	45.2%	18.3%
1984	45.4%	18%
1985	45.6%	17.6%
1986	45.8%	17.4%
1987	46%	17.2%
1988	46.3%	17.1%
1989	46.7%	17%
1990	47%	17.1%
1991	47%	17.2%
1992	46.5%	17.3%
1993	46.4%	17.5%
1994	46.5%	17.6%
1995	46.7%	17.6%
1996	46.9%	17.7%
1997	47%	17.6%
1998	47.1%	17.6%
1999	47.2%	17.5%
2000	47.4%	17.4%
2001	47.5%	17.1%
2002	47.6%	16.8%
2003	47.7%	16.6%
2004	47.9%	16.4%
2005	48.2%	16.1%
2006	48.6%	15.9%
2007	48.9%	15.6%
2008	48.9%	15.4%
2009	48.8%	15.3%
2010	48.7%	15.2%
2011	48.3%	15.1%
2012	47.9%	15%
2013	47.8%	14.9%
2014	47.7%	14.9%
2015	47.6%	14.9%
2016	47.5%	14.9%
2017	47.4%	14.9%
2018	47.3%	15%
2019	47.1%	15%
2020	47%	15.1%
2021	47%	15.1%
2022	46.8%	15.1%
2023	46.7%	15%
2024	46.6%	15%
2025	46.6%	14.9%
2026	46.5%	14.8%
2027	46.4%	14.7%
2028	46.1%	14.6%
2029	45.8%	14.5%
2030	45.4%	14.3%
2031	45.1%	14.1%
2032	44.7%	14%
2033	44.3%	13.8%
2034	43.9%	13.6%
2035	43.5%	13.5%
2036	43.1%	13.3%
2037	42.6%	13.2%
2038	42.1%	13.1%
2039	41.7%	13%
2040	41.2%	12.9%
2041	40.8%	12.8%
2042	40.3%	12.8%
2043	39.9%	12.7%
2044	39.4%	12.8%
2045	39%	12.8%
2046	38.6%	12.8%
2047	38.2%	12.9%
2048	37.8%	12.9%
2049	37.4%	13%
2050	37%	13.1%

Children aged 0-14 make up 46.6% of the population in Somalia and 15% in Switzerland in 2024, compared to 47% and 17.1% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Somalia and Switzerland compared.

Natural population change in Somalia vs Switzerland by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +3.34% in Somalia and +0.2% in Switzerland. 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
	Somalia	Switzerland
1960	73,850	42,090
1961	75,513	48,365
1962	77,737	49,050
1963	79,859	52,956
1964	82,042	59,050
1965	84,448	56,222
1966	86,930	53,854
1967	89,497	52,128
1968	92,208	47,328
1969	95,045	44,182
1970	98,025	42,648
1971	101,196	38,523
1972	104,493	35,061
1973	108,038	30,906
1974	104,813	27,902
1975	108,998	22,820
1976	113,319	17,017
1977	124,818	16,959
1978	132,689	13,820
1979	151,016	14,477
1980	174,790	14,535
1981	185,211	13,979
1982	182,793	15,339
1983	190,775	12,837
1984	199,017	16,105
1985	207,960	14,882
1986	218,416	16,261
1987	231,580	15,708
1988	215,599	21,099
1989	225,255	19,941
1990	225,162	20,146
1991	53,052	23,800
1992	57,495	24,064
1993	232,960	21,509
1994	246,950	20,982
1995	254,509	19,010
1996	264,807	19,801
1997	271,894	17,722
1998	284,779	16,353
1999	295,523	16,431
2000	306,651	15,806
2001	319,059	10,845
2002	331,215	10,199
2003	341,192	8,807
2004	351,959	13,302
2005	363,117	11,899
2006	372,597	12,723
2007	380,303	13,592
2008	394,258	15,295
2009	405,784	15,487
2010	385,571	17,997
2011	203,213	18,990
2012	399,468	18,393
2013	448,518	17,797
2014	464,481	21,290
2015	481,573	19,050
2016	495,132	22,608
2017	478,556	20,284
2018	514,244	20,434
2019	548,756	18,008
2020	561,311	9,502
2021	566,399	18,279
2022	551,450	7,899
2023	608,203	7,999

Maternal mortality chart: Somalia vs Switzerland

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 563 deaths per 100,000 live births in Somalia, compared to 5 deaths in Switzerland.

Table

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

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 10.4% in Somalia and 0.39% in Switzerland. 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
	Somalia	Switzerland
1960	-	2.65%
1961	-	2.6%
1962	-	2.53%
1963	-	2.45%
1964	-	2.36%
1965	-	2.26%
1966	-	2.16%
1967	-	2.07%
1968	-	1.99%
1969	-	1.92%
1970	-	1.84%
1971	-	1.76%
1972	-	1.67%
1973	-	1.57%
1974	-	1.48%
1975	-	1.38%
1976	-	1.29%
1977	-	1.21%
1978	-	1.14%
1979	-	1.09%
1980	-	1.04%
1981	-	1%
1982	20.1%	0.97%
1983	19.8%	0.94%
1984	19.5%	0.92%
1985	19.3%	0.9%
1986	19%	0.89%
1987	18.8%	0.88%
1988	18.6%	0.86%
1989	18.3%	0.84%
1990	18%	0.82%
1991	44.3%	0.78%
1992	45.6%	0.75%
1993	17.3%	0.71%
1994	17.2%	0.67%
1995	17.2%	0.64%
1996	17.2%	0.62%
1997	17.2%	0.6%
1998	17.2%	0.58%
1999	17.2%	0.57%
2000	17.2%	0.56%
2001	17.2%	0.55%
2002	17.2%	0.54%
2003	17.2%	0.53%
2004	17.2%	0.52%
2005	17.2%	0.51%
2006	17.2%	0.49%
2007	17%	0.48%
2008	16.6%	0.47%
2009	16.2%	0.46%
2010	18.6%	0.46%
2011	35.9%	0.45%
2012	18.4%	0.44%
2013	14.3%	0.44%
2014	13.8%	0.43%
2015	13.4%	0.43%
2016	13%	0.42%
2017	15.5%	0.41%
2018	13.6%	0.41%
2019	11.8%	0.4%
2020	11.4%	0.4%
2021	11.1%	0.4%
2022	14.3%	0.4%
2023	10.4%	0.39%