Africa Western and Central vs Somalia: Birth rate, crude

Africa Western and Central
33.12 per 1,000 people
in 2024
Somalia
42.35 per 1,000 people
in 2024
Africa Western and Central rank
4th
Somalia rank
3rd

Birth rate, crude over time

  • Africa Western and Central
  • Somalia
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How they compare

Somalia currently reports 42.35 per 1,000 people against 33.12 per 1,000 people in Africa Western and Central, a difference of 9.23 per 1,000 people.

That makes Somalia's figure about 1.3 times Africa Western and Central's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Africa Western and Central ahead.

Africa Western and Central ranks 4th and Somalia ranks 3rd of 47 groups.

Across the 7 decades both report, Africa Western and Central averaged higher in 2 and Somalia in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Africa Western and Central Somalia Difference Ahead
1960s 47.64 per 1,000 people 46.03 per 1,000 people 1.6 per 1,000 people Africa Western and Central
1970s 48.21 per 1,000 people 45.61 per 1,000 people 2.59 per 1,000 people Africa Western and Central
1980s 46.64 per 1,000 people 49.04 per 1,000 people 2.4 per 1,000 people Somalia
1990s 44.02 per 1,000 people 50.87 per 1,000 people 6.85 per 1,000 people Somalia
2000s 42.6 per 1,000 people 49.63 per 1,000 people 7.03 per 1,000 people Somalia
2010s 38.79 per 1,000 people 47.07 per 1,000 people 8.28 per 1,000 people Somalia
2020s 33.79 per 1,000 people 43.55 per 1,000 people 9.75 per 1,000 people Somalia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher birth rate, crude, Africa Western and Central or Somalia?
Somalia, at 42.35 per 1,000 people against 33.12 per 1,000 people in Africa Western and Central as of 2024.
What is the difference in birth rate, crude between Africa Western and Central and Somalia?
9.23 per 1,000 people, with Somalia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Africa Western and Central and Somalia?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Africa Western and Central and Somalia rank globally for birth rate, crude?
Africa Western and Central ranks 4th and Somalia ranks 3rd of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Birth rate, crude (per 1,000 people). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Birth rate, crude (per 1,000 people)
Unit
per 1,000 people
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
266 places, 17,260 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Crude birth rate indicates the number of live births occurring during the year, per 1,000 population estimated at midyear. Subtracting the crude death rate from the crude birth rate provides the rate of natural increase, which is equal to the rate of population change in the absence of migration.