Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty in Somalia

Somalia: Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty was 6.13 in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)
6.13
Change on year
down 2.0%
World rank
1st
of 229 countries
All-time high
7.66
in 1997
All-time low
6.13
in 2023
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty in Somalia, 1950–2023

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Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty in Somalia is 6.13, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.0% on the previous year and down 14.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty in Somalia peaked at 7.66 in 1997 and was at its lowest, 6.13, in 2023.

Somalia ranks 1st of 229 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty in Somalia, year by year

Annual values for Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty in Somalia, 1950 to 2023.
Year Value Change
1950 7.25
1951 7.25 +0.0%
1952 7.25 +0.0%
1953 7.25 +0.0%
1954 7.25 +0.0%
1955 7.25 +0.0%
1956 7.25 -0.0%
1957 7.25 +0.0%
1958 7.25 +0.0%
1959 7.25 +0.0%
1960 7.25 +0.0%
1961 7.25 +0.0%
1962 7.25 +0.0%
1963 7.26 +0.0%
1964 7.26 +0.0%
1965 7.26 +0.0%
1966 7.26 -0.1%
1967 7.25 -0.1%
1968 7.23 -0.2%
1969 7.21 -0.3%
1970 7.18 -0.4%
1971 7.15 -0.4%
1972 7.12 -0.5%
1973 7.09 -0.4%
1974 7.06 -0.4%
1975 7.03 -0.3%
1976 7.02 -0.2%
1977 7 -0.2%
1978 7.13 +1.8%
1979 7.16 +0.4%
1980 7.18 +0.2%
1981 7.23 +0.7%
1982 7.25 +0.3%
1983 7.28 +0.3%
1984 7.3 +0.3%
1985 7.33 +0.4%
1986 7.35 +0.3%
1987 7.37 +0.3%
1988 7.4 +0.3%
1989 7.42 +0.4%
1990 7.44 +0.2%
1991 7.47 +0.4%
1992 7.5 +0.4%
1993 7.53 +0.3%
1994 7.54 +0.2%
1995 7.58 +0.5%
1996 7.62 +0.5%
1997 7.66 +0.5%
1998 7.66 -0.1%
1999 7.66 +0.0%
2000 7.64 -0.2%
2001 7.64 -0.1%
2002 7.63 -0.1%
2003 7.6 -0.3%
2004 7.57 -0.5%
2005 7.53 -0.5%
2006 7.49 -0.5%
2007 7.46 -0.4%
2008 7.42 -0.6%
2009 7.38 -0.5%
2010 7.32 -0.7%
2011 7.27 -0.7%
2012 7.21 -0.8%
2013 7.14 -1.0%
2014 7.06 -1.1%
2015 6.97 -1.2%
2016 6.88 -1.4%
2017 6.77 -1.6%
2018 6.66 -1.5%
2019 6.56 -1.5%
2020 6.45 -1.6%
2021 6.35 -1.5%
2022 6.25 -1.5%
2023 6.13 -2.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 7.25 7.25 7.25 10
1960s 7.25 7.21 7.26 10
1970s 7.09 7 7.18 10
1980s 7.31 7.18 7.42 10
1990s 7.57 7.44 7.66 10
2000s 7.53 7.38 7.64 10
2010s 6.98 6.56 7.32 10
2020s 6.3 6.13 6.45 4

Countries ranked near Somalia

  1. 1 Mayotte 4.62 compare
  2. 2 Chad 6.12 compare
  3. 2 Tokelau 2.61 compare
  4. 3 Niger 6.06 compare
  5. 3 Niue 2.51 compare
  6. 4 Cook Islands 2.04 compare
  7. 4 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 6.05 compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty in Somalia?
Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty in Somalia was 6.13 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty recorded in Somalia?
The highest recorded value was 7.66 in 1997.
What is the lowest fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty recorded in Somalia?
The lowest recorded value was 6.13 in 2023.
How does Somalia rank for fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty?
Somalia ranks 1st out of 229 countries with data for 2023.
Is fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty rising or falling in Somalia?
Over the last ten years it is down 14.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Somalia data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty
Source
Our World in Data
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Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
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