Somalia vs Zambia: Adolescent fertility rate

Somalia
115.42 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19
in 2024
Zambia
115.48 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19
in 2024
Somalia rank
12th
Zambia rank
11th

Adolescent fertility rate over time

  • Somalia
  • Zambia
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How they compare

Zambia currently reports 115.48 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 against 115.42 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 in Somalia, a difference of 0.06 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Zambia ahead.

Somalia ranks 12th and Zambia ranks 11th of 218 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Somalia averaged higher in 2 and Zambia in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Somalia Zambia Difference Ahead
1960s 81.77 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 182.88 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 101.11 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 Zambia
1970s 80.63 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 191.44 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 110.81 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 Zambia
1980s 110.02 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 161.91 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 51.89 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 Zambia
1990s 123.19 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 152.34 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 29.14 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 Zambia
2000s 133.93 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 142.87 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 8.94 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 Zambia
2010s 131.08 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 128.13 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 2.95 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 Somalia
2020s 119.11 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 117.65 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 1.46 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 Somalia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher adolescent fertility rate, Somalia or Zambia?
Zambia, at 115.48 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 against 115.42 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 in Somalia as of 2024.
What is the difference in adolescent fertility rate between Somalia and Zambia?
0.06 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and Zambia?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Somalia and Zambia rank globally for adolescent fertility rate?
Somalia ranks 12th and Zambia ranks 11th of 218 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Adolescent fertility rate (births per 1,000 women ages 15-19). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Adolescent fertility rate (births per 1,000 women ages 15-19)
Unit
births per 1,000 women ages 15-19
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
266 places, 17,290 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Adolescent fertility rate is the number of births per 1,000 women ages 15-19.