Kenya vs Somalia: Projections of the fertility rate by education scenario
Kenya
0.866 births per woman in last 5 years
in 2100
Somalia
0.86 births per woman in last 5 years
in 2100
Kenya rank
155th
Somalia rank
158th
Projections of the fertility rate by education scenario over time
- Kenya
- Somalia
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 0.866 births per woman in last 5 years against 0.86 births per woman in last 5 years in Somalia, a difference of 0.006 births per woman in last 5 years.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1955 it was Kenya ahead.
Kenya ranks 155th and Somalia ranks 158th of 200 countries.
Across the 16 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 5 and Somalia in 11.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 7.39 births per woman in last 5 years | 7.25 births per woman in last 5 years | 0.141 births per woman in last 5 years | Kenya |
| 1960s | 7.67 births per woman in last 5 years | 7.25 births per woman in last 5 years | 0.422 births per woman in last 5 years | Kenya |
| 1970s | 8 births per woman in last 5 years | 7.18 births per woman in last 5 years | 0.825 births per woman in last 5 years | Kenya |
| 1980s | 7.58 births per woman in last 5 years | 7.16 births per woman in last 5 years | 0.427 births per woman in last 5 years | Kenya |
| 1990s | 6.22 births per woman in last 5 years | 7.44 births per woman in last 5 years | 1.22 births per woman in last 5 years | Somalia |
| 2000s | 5.13 births per woman in last 5 years | 7.6 births per woman in last 5 years | 2.46 births per woman in last 5 years | Somalia |
| 2010s | 4.39 births per woman in last 5 years | 7.3 births per woman in last 5 years | 2.92 births per woman in last 5 years | Somalia |
| 2020s | 3.36 births per woman in last 5 years | 6.3 births per woman in last 5 years | 2.95 births per woman in last 5 years | Somalia |
| 2030s | 2.43 births per woman in last 5 years | 4.54 births per woman in last 5 years | 2.11 births per woman in last 5 years | Somalia |
| 2040s | 1.88 births per woman in last 5 years | 3.3 births per woman in last 5 years | 1.42 births per woman in last 5 years | Somalia |
| 2050s | 1.55 births per woman in last 5 years | 2.49 births per woman in last 5 years | 0.9435 births per woman in last 5 years | Somalia |
| 2060s | 1.26 births per woman in last 5 years | 1.87 births per woman in last 5 years | 0.6075 births per woman in last 5 years | Somalia |
| 2070s | 1.06 births per woman in last 5 years | 1.5 births per woman in last 5 years | 0.4365 births per woman in last 5 years | Somalia |
| 2080s | 0.964 births per woman in last 5 years | 1.22 births per woman in last 5 years | 0.2535 births per woman in last 5 years | Somalia |
| 2090s | 0.9085 births per woman in last 5 years | 0.995 births per woman in last 5 years | 0.0865 births per woman in last 5 years | Somalia |
| 2100s | 0.866 births per woman in last 5 years | 0.86 births per woman in last 5 years | 0.006 births per woman in last 5 years | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher projections of the fertility rate by education scenario, Kenya or Somalia?
- Kenya, at 0.866 births per woman in last 5 years against 0.86 births per woman in last 5 years in Somalia as of 2100.
- What is the difference in projections of the fertility rate by education scenario between Kenya and Somalia?
- 0.006 births per woman in last 5 years, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Somalia?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1955 to 2100.
- How do Kenya and Somalia rank globally for projections of the fertility rate by education scenario?
- Kenya ranks 155th and Somalia ranks 158th of 200 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Wittgenstein Centre (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Projections of the fertility rate by education scenario. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average number of children born in the last 5-year period to the women of reproductive age (15-49).