Fertility & birth rates in Somalia and Zimbabwe

Fertility rate in Somalia vs Zimbabwe 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 3.72 in Zimbabwe in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Somalia vs Zimbabwe 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	Zimbabwe
1960	7.25	7.2
1961	7.25	7.21
1962	7.26	7.23
1963	7.26	7.23
1964	7.26	7.23
1965	7.26	7.23
1966	7.26	7.2
1967	7.25	7.16
1968	7.23	7.11
1969	7.21	7.04
1970	7.18	6.98
1971	7.15	6.94
1972	7.12	6.94
1973	7.09	6.94
1974	7.06	6.88
1975	7.03	6.83
1976	7.02	6.77
1977	7	6.71
1978	7.13	6.66
1979	7.16	6.59
1980	7.18	6.52
1981	7.23	6.45
1982	7.25	6.33
1983	7.28	6.2
1984	7.3	6.04
1985	7.33	5.87
1986	7.35	5.69
1987	7.37	5.5
1988	7.4	5.28
1989	7.42	5.07
1990	7.44	4.88
1991	7.47	4.72
1992	7.5	4.57
1993	7.53	4.39
1994	7.54	4.28
1995	7.58	4.15
1996	7.62	4.11
1997	7.66	4.08
1998	7.66	4.07
1999	7.66	4.06
2000	7.65	4.01
2001	7.64	3.98
2002	7.63	3.93
2003	7.6	3.86
2004	7.57	3.78
2005	7.53	3.69
2006	7.49	3.64
2007	7.46	3.68
2008	7.42	3.78
2009	7.38	3.95
2010	7.32	4.04
2011	7.27	4.13
2012	7.21	4.13
2013	7.14	4.11
2014	7.06	4.01
2015	6.98	3.91
2016	6.88	3.83
2017	6.77	3.77
2018	6.66	3.74
2019	6.56	3.75
2020	6.45	3.75
2021	6.35	3.77
2022	6.26	3.77
2023	6.13	3.72
2024	6.01	3.67
2025	5.91	3.62
2026	5.8	3.57
2027	5.68	3.52
2028	5.58	3.47
2029	5.47	3.43
2030	5.35	3.38
2031	5.25	3.33
2032	5.14	3.29
2033	5.04	3.25
2034	4.94	3.21
2035	4.84	3.17
2036	4.74	3.13
2037	4.63	3.09
2038	4.52	3.06
2039	4.44	3.02
2040	4.35	2.99
2041	4.26	2.96
2042	4.16	2.93
2043	4.07	2.9
2044	3.99	2.87
2045	3.91	2.84
2046	3.84	2.81
2047	3.78	2.78
2048	3.71	2.75
2049	3.65	2.72
2050	3.6	2.69

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Somalia	Zimbabwe
1960	44.4%	47.3%
1961	44.7%	47.7%
1962	44.8%	48.1%
1963	45%	48.5%
1964	45.1%	48.8%
1965	45.1%	48.7%
1966	44.9%	48.6%
1967	44.8%	48.5%
1968	44.7%	48.5%
1969	44.6%	48.4%
1970	44.5%	48.3%
1971	44.5%	48.2%
1972	44.4%	48.2%
1973	44.4%	48.1%
1974	44.4%	48.1%
1975	44.3%	48.1%
1976	44.3%	48.2%
1977	44.3%	48.3%
1978	44.4%	48.5%
1979	44.5%	48.8%
1980	44.6%	48.7%
1981	44.8%	48.4%
1982	45%	48.3%
1983	45.2%	48.2%
1984	45.4%	48.1%
1985	45.6%	48%
1986	45.8%	47.9%
1987	46%	47.9%
1988	46.3%	47.9%
1989	46.7%	47.6%
1990	47%	47.1%
1991	47%	46.6%
1992	46.5%	46.8%
1993	46.4%	47.1%
1994	46.5%	46.6%
1995	46.7%	45.9%
1996	46.9%	45%
1997	47%	44%
1998	47.1%	43.1%
1999	47.2%	42.4%
2000	47.4%	41.9%
2001	47.5%	41.5%
2002	47.6%	41.4%
2003	47.7%	41.5%
2004	47.9%	41.7%
2005	48.2%	41.9%
2006	48.6%	42%
2007	48.9%	42.1%
2008	48.9%	42.4%
2009	48.8%	42.7%
2010	48.7%	43%
2011	48.3%	43.4%
2012	47.9%	43.7%
2013	47.8%	43.9%
2014	47.7%	43.9%
2015	47.6%	43.8%
2016	47.5%	43.6%
2017	47.4%	43.3%
2018	47.3%	42.9%
2019	47.1%	42.5%
2020	47%	42.2%
2021	47%	41.9%
2022	46.8%	41.6%
2023	46.7%	41.3%
2024	46.6%	40.9%
2025	46.6%	40.3%
2026	46.5%	39.6%
2027	46.4%	39%
2028	46.1%	38.4%
2029	45.8%	37.8%
2030	45.4%	37.4%
2031	45.1%	37%
2032	44.7%	36.8%
2033	44.3%	36.5%
2034	43.9%	36.3%
2035	43.5%	36.1%
2036	43.1%	35.8%
2037	42.6%	35.6%
2038	42.1%	35.3%
2039	41.7%	35.1%
2040	41.2%	34.8%
2041	40.8%	34.6%
2042	40.3%	34.3%
2043	39.9%	34.1%
2044	39.4%	33.8%
2045	39%	33.5%
2046	38.6%	33.2%
2047	38.2%	32.9%
2048	37.8%	32.6%
2049	37.4%	32.2%
2050	37%	31.9%

Children aged 0-14 make up 46.6% of the population in Somalia and 40.9% in Zimbabwe in 2024, compared to 47% and 47.1% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Somalia and Zimbabwe compared.

Natural population change in Somalia vs Zimbabwe by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +3.34% in Somalia and +2.34% in Zimbabwe. 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	Zimbabwe
1960	73,850	126,959
1961	75,513	131,531
1962	77,737	136,317
1963	79,859	140,984
1964	82,042	145,848
1965	84,448	151,164
1966	86,930	156,014
1967	89,497	161,205
1968	92,208	166,865
1969	95,045	172,626
1970	98,025	178,979
1971	101,196	185,427
1972	104,493	193,725
1973	108,038	201,885
1974	104,813	208,806
1975	108,998	216,947
1976	113,319	221,419
1977	124,818	225,139
1978	132,689	222,979
1979	151,016	223,657
1980	174,790	241,179
1981	185,211	271,361
1982	182,793	279,934
1983	190,775	286,545
1984	199,017	290,052
1985	207,960	290,756
1986	218,416	289,894
1987	231,580	286,766
1988	215,599	277,498
1989	225,255	270,838
1990	225,162	265,444
1991	53,052	260,943
1992	57,495	255,291
1993	232,960	228,045
1994	246,950	216,343
1995	254,509	206,695
1996	264,807	205,269
1997	271,894	216,288
1998	284,779	225,614
1999	295,523	232,393
2000	306,651	236,343
2001	319,059	227,909
2002	331,215	244,170
2003	341,192	243,057
2004	351,959	248,307
2005	363,117	248,545
2006	372,597	248,963
2007	380,303	261,805
2008	394,258	280,527
2009	405,784	309,316
2010	385,571	335,570
2011	203,213	359,572
2012	399,468	371,135
2013	448,518	374,757
2014	464,481	366,350
2015	481,573	356,203
2016	495,132	348,772
2017	478,556	344,035
2018	514,244	345,883
2019	548,756	348,798
2020	561,311	354,790
2021	566,399	349,908
2022	551,450	371,243
2023	608,203	372,505

Maternal mortality chart: Somalia vs Zimbabwe

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 358 deaths in Zimbabwe.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Somalia	Zimbabwe
1985	1,465	573
1986	1,452	525
1987	1,393	480
1988	1,423	431
1989	1,395	382
1990	1,358	353
1991	1,431	332
1992	1,339	333
1993	1,195	331
1994	1,254	332
1995	1,210	332
1996	1,225	352
1997	1,206	357
1998	1,177	368
1999	1,170	399
2000	1,150	405
2001	1,129	467
2002	1,121	418
2003	1,111	455
2004	1,104	451
2005	1,086	454
2006	1,085	480
2007	1,074	519
2008	1,035	526
2009	995	540
2010	1,062	567
2011	972	564
2012	894	558
2013	855	525
2014	816	468
2015	784	428
2016	754	411
2017	716	389
2018	727	386
2019	656	388
2020	655	380
2021	726	446
2022	622	368
2023	563	358

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 10.4% in Somalia and 4.42% in Zimbabwe. 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	Zimbabwe
1960	-	15.2%
1961	-	14.8%
1962	-	14.4%
1963	-	14%
1964	-	13.5%
1965	-	13.1%
1966	-	12.7%
1967	-	12.4%
1968	-	12.1%
1969	-	11.8%
1970	-	11.7%
1971	-	11.5%
1972	-	11.5%
1973	-	11.4%
1974	-	11.4%
1975	-	11.4%
1976	-	11.5%
1977	-	11.5%
1978	-	11.5%
1979	-	11.3%
1980	-	11.1%
1981	-	10.7%
1982	20.1%	10.1%
1983	19.8%	9.5%
1984	19.5%	8.87%
1985	19.3%	8.31%
1986	19%	7.86%
1987	18.8%	7.61%
1988	18.6%	7.55%
1989	18.3%	7.69%
1990	18%	7.97%
1991	44.3%	8.33%
1992	45.6%	8.73%
1993	17.3%	9.16%
1994	17.2%	9.52%
1995	17.2%	9.83%
1996	17.2%	10%
1997	17.2%	10.1%
1998	17.2%	10%
1999	17.2%	9.92%
2000	17.2%	9.83%
2001	17.2%	9.79%
2002	17.2%	8.48%
2003	17.2%	8.85%
2004	17.2%	9.17%
2005	17.2%	9.23%
2006	17.2%	9.4%
2007	17%	9.47%
2008	16.6%	9.34%
2009	16.2%	9.03%
2010	18.6%	8.5%
2011	35.9%	7.88%
2012	18.4%	7.14%
2013	14.3%	6.55%
2014	13.8%	6.18%
2015	13.4%	5.98%
2016	13%	5.69%
2017	15.5%	5.5%
2018	13.6%	5.23%
2019	11.8%	5.11%
2020	11.4%	5.01%
2021	11.1%	4.76%
2022	14.3%	4.6%
2023	10.4%	4.42%