Birth rate vs death rate in Somalia
Somalia: Birth rate vs death rate was 42.96 in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
42.96
Change on year
down 1.9%
World rank
2nd
of 236 countries
All-time high
51.9
in 1991
All-time low
42.96
in 2023
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Birth rate vs death rate in Somalia, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, birth rate vs death rate in Somalia stood at 42.96. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is down 1.9% on the previous year and down 10.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, birth rate vs death rate in Somalia peaked at 51.9 in 1991 and was at its lowest, 42.96, in 2023.
Somalia ranks 2nd of 236 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 48.55 | 47 | 50.52 | 10 |
| 1960s | 46.03 | 45.56 | 46.76 | 10 |
| 1970s | 45.61 | 44.95 | 46.16 | 10 |
| 1980s | 49.04 | 47.45 | 50.77 | 10 |
| 1990s | 50.87 | 50.12 | 51.9 | 10 |
| 2000s | 49.63 | 48.43 | 50.44 | 10 |
| 2010s | 47.07 | 45.14 | 48.58 | 10 |
| 2020s | 43.85 | 42.96 | 44.54 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
- 1 Central African Republic 46.36 compare
- 3 Chad 42.4 compare
- 4 Niger 41.89 compare
- 5 Democratic Republic of Congo 41.3 compare
More health data for Somalia
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 987.7 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 32,421 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 1,320 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 1,320 (2026)
- Age population, age 17, female, interpolated 207,650 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 2.3% (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 230,125 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female 2.9% (2025)
- Age population, age 17, male, interpolated 213,075 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, female, interpolated 210,219 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is birth rate vs death rate in Somalia?
- Birth rate vs death rate in Somalia was 42.96 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest birth rate vs death rate recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 51.9 in 1991.
- What is the lowest birth rate vs death rate recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.96 in 2023.
- How does Somalia rank for birth rate vs death rate?
- Somalia ranks 2nd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is birth rate vs death rate rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Somalia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Birth rate vs death rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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