Low income vs Somalia: Fertility rate, total
Low income
4.46 births per woman
in 2024
Somalia
6.01 births per woman
in 2024
Low income rank
2nd
Somalia rank
2nd
Fertility rate, total over time
- Low income
- Somalia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 6.01 births per woman against 4.46 births per woman in Low income, a difference of 1.55 births per woman.
That makes Somalia's figure about 1.3 times Low income's.
Across all 65 years both countries report, Somalia has been ahead every year.
Low income ranks 2nd and Somalia ranks 2nd of 47 groups.
Somalia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Low income | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.52 births per woman | 7.25 births per woman | 0.7247 births per woman | Somalia |
| 1970s | 6.68 births per woman | 7.09 births per woman | 0.4143 births per woman | Somalia |
| 1980s | 6.63 births per woman | 7.31 births per woman | 0.6838 births per woman | Somalia |
| 1990s | 6.33 births per woman | 7.57 births per woman | 1.24 births per woman | Somalia |
| 2000s | 5.81 births per woman | 7.53 births per woman | 1.72 births per woman | Somalia |
| 2010s | 5.1 births per woman | 6.98 births per woman | 1.88 births per woman | Somalia |
| 2020s | 4.6 births per woman | 6.24 births per woman | 1.64 births per woman | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate, total, Low income or Somalia?
- Somalia, at 6.01 births per woman against 4.46 births per woman in Low income as of 2024.
- What is the difference in fertility rate, total between Low income and Somalia?
- 1.55 births per woman, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Low income and Somalia?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Low income and Somalia rank globally for fertility rate, total?
- Low income ranks 2nd and Somalia ranks 2nd of 47 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Fertility rate, total (births per woman). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total fertility rate represents the number of children that would be born to a woman if she were to live to the end of her childbearing years and bear children in accordance with age-specific fertility rates of the specified year.