Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling in Somalia
Somalia: Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling was 6.01 live births per woman in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
6.01 live births per woman
Change on year
down 1.9%
World rank
2nd
of 236 countries
All-time high
7.66 live births per woman
in 1997
All-time low
6.01 live births per woman
in 2024
Years of data
75
1950–2024
Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling in Somalia, 1950–2024
Source: Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in live births per woman.
Analysis
The most recent figure for fertility rate vs. average years of schooling in Somalia is 6.01 live births per woman, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 75 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.9% on the previous year and down 14.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate vs. average years of schooling in Somalia peaked at 7.66 live births per woman in 1997 and was at its lowest, 6.01 live births per woman, in 2024.
That places Somalia 2nd out of 236 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling in Somalia, year by year
| Year | live births per woman | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 7.25 live births per woman | — |
| 1951 | 7.25 live births per woman | +0.0% |
| 1952 | 7.25 live births per woman | +0.0% |
| 1953 | 7.25 live births per woman | +0.0% |
| 1954 | 7.25 live births per woman | +0.0% |
| 1955 | 7.25 live births per woman | +0.0% |
| 1956 | 7.25 live births per woman | -0.0% |
| 1957 | 7.25 live births per woman | +0.0% |
| 1958 | 7.25 live births per woman | +0.0% |
| 1959 | 7.25 live births per woman | +0.0% |
| 1960 | 7.25 live births per woman | +0.0% |
| 1961 | 7.25 live births per woman | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 7.25 live births per woman | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 7.26 live births per woman | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 7.26 live births per woman | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 7.26 live births per woman | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 7.26 live births per woman | -0.1% |
| 1967 | 7.25 live births per woman | -0.1% |
| 1968 | 7.23 live births per woman | -0.2% |
| 1969 | 7.21 live births per woman | -0.3% |
| 1970 | 7.18 live births per woman | -0.4% |
| 1971 | 7.15 live births per woman | -0.4% |
| 1972 | 7.12 live births per woman | -0.5% |
| 1973 | 7.09 live births per woman | -0.4% |
| 1974 | 7.06 live births per woman | -0.4% |
| 1975 | 7.03 live births per woman | -0.3% |
| 1976 | 7.02 live births per woman | -0.2% |
| 1977 | 7 live births per woman | -0.2% |
| 1978 | 7.13 live births per woman | +1.8% |
| 1979 | 7.16 live births per woman | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 7.18 live births per woman | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 7.23 live births per woman | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 7.25 live births per woman | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 7.28 live births per woman | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 7.3 live births per woman | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 7.33 live births per woman | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 7.35 live births per woman | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 7.37 live births per woman | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 7.4 live births per woman | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 7.42 live births per woman | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 7.44 live births per woman | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 7.47 live births per woman | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 7.5 live births per woman | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 7.53 live births per woman | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 7.54 live births per woman | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 7.58 live births per woman | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 7.62 live births per woman | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 7.66 live births per woman | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 7.66 live births per woman | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 7.66 live births per woman | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 7.64 live births per woman | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 7.64 live births per woman | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 7.63 live births per woman | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 7.6 live births per woman | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 7.57 live births per woman | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 7.53 live births per woman | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 7.49 live births per woman | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 7.46 live births per woman | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 7.42 live births per woman | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 7.38 live births per woman | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 7.32 live births per woman | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 7.27 live births per woman | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 7.21 live births per woman | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 7.14 live births per woman | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 7.06 live births per woman | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 6.97 live births per woman | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 6.88 live births per woman | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 6.77 live births per woman | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 6.66 live births per woman | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 6.56 live births per woman | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 6.45 live births per woman | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 6.35 live births per woman | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 6.25 live births per woman | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 6.13 live births per woman | -2.0% |
| 2024 | 6.01 live births per woman | -1.9% |
Somalia compared with similar countries
- Somalia's 6.01 live births per woman is above the median for low income countries, which is 4.11 live births per woman, 1.5× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Somalia's 6.01 live births per woman is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3.91 live births per woman, 1.5× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 7.25 live births per woman | 7.25 live births per woman | 7.25 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1960s | 7.25 live births per woman | 7.21 live births per woman | 7.26 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1970s | 7.09 live births per woman | 7 live births per woman | 7.18 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.31 live births per woman | 7.18 live births per woman | 7.42 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.57 live births per woman | 7.44 live births per woman | 7.66 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.53 live births per woman | 7.38 live births per woman | 7.64 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.98 live births per woman | 6.56 live births per woman | 7.32 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.24 live births per woman | 6.01 live births per woman | 6.45 live births per woman | 5 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
- 1 Chad 6.03 live births per woman compare
- 3 Democratic Republic of Congo 5.98 live births per woman compare
- 4 Central African Republic 5.95 live births per woman compare
- 5 Niger 5.93 live births per woman compare
More education data for Somalia
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4,504 (2007)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 676 (1986)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 882 (1986)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 115,828 (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 464,607 (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -7.59 % change on previous year (1986)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0253 units per person (2023)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility rate vs. average years of schooling in Somalia?
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling in Somalia was 6.01 live births per woman in 2024, according to Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fertility rate vs. average years of schooling recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 7.66 live births per woman in 1997.
- What is the lowest fertility rate vs. average years of schooling recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.01 live births per woman in 2024.
- How does Somalia rank for fertility rate vs. average years of schooling?
- Somalia ranks 2nd out of 236 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fertility rate vs. average years of schooling rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Somalia data come from?
- The figures come from Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Average number of live births a hypothetical cohort of women would have at the end of their reproductive period if they were subject during their whole lives to the fertility rates of a given period and if they were not subject to mortality.