Birth rates and death rates in Somalia
Somalia: Birth rates and death rates was 9.84 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Birth rates and death rates in Somalia, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for birth rates and death rates in Somalia is 9.84, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 23.2% on the previous year and down 23.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, birth rates and death rates in Somalia peaked at 44.11 in 1991 and was at its lowest, 9.84, in 2023.
Somalia ranks 50th of 236 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Birth rates and death rates in Somalia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 22.35 | — |
| 1951 | 22.5 | +0.6% |
| 1952 | 22.45 | -0.2% |
| 1953 | 22.35 | -0.5% |
| 1954 | 22.2 | -0.7% |
| 1955 | 22.03 | -0.8% |
| 1956 | 21.85 | -0.8% |
| 1957 | 21.66 | -0.9% |
| 1958 | 21.48 | -0.8% |
| 1959 | 21.28 | -0.9% |
| 1960 | 21.08 | -0.9% |
| 1961 | 20.96 | -0.6% |
| 1962 | 20.69 | -1.3% |
| 1963 | 20.5 | -0.9% |
| 1964 | 20.32 | -0.8% |
| 1965 | 20.12 | -1.0% |
| 1966 | 19.95 | -0.9% |
| 1967 | 19.77 | -0.9% |
| 1968 | 19.61 | -0.8% |
| 1969 | 19.46 | -0.8% |
| 1970 | 19.32 | -0.8% |
| 1971 | 19.18 | -0.7% |
| 1972 | 19.03 | -0.8% |
| 1973 | 18.9 | -0.7% |
| 1974 | 20.46 | +8.2% |
| 1975 | 20.26 | -1.0% |
| 1976 | 20.08 | -0.9% |
| 1977 | 18.32 | -8.8% |
| 1978 | 17.62 | -3.8% |
| 1979 | 17.23 | -2.2% |
| 1980 | 18 | +4.5% |
| 1981 | 18.51 | +2.8% |
| 1982 | 17.89 | -3.3% |
| 1983 | 17.76 | -0.7% |
| 1984 | 17.56 | -1.1% |
| 1985 | 17.66 | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 17.54 | -0.7% |
| 1987 | 17.29 | -1.5% |
| 1988 | 20.97 | +21.3% |
| 1989 | 18.72 | -10.7% |
| 1990 | 18.46 | -1.4% |
| 1991 | 44.11 | +138.9% |
| 1992 | 42.64 | -3.3% |
| 1993 | 15.25 | -64.2% |
| 1994 | 15.97 | +4.7% |
| 1995 | 15.69 | -1.7% |
| 1996 | 15.94 | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 16.1 | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 15.76 | -2.1% |
| 1999 | 15.86 | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 15.75 | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 15.69 | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 15.69 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 15.69 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 15.67 | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 15.5 | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 15.44 | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 15.32 | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 14.96 | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 14.5 | -3.1% |
| 2010 | 16.62 | +14.6% |
| 2011 | 32.12 | +93.3% |
| 2012 | 16.1 | -49.9% |
| 2013 | 12.89 | -19.9% |
| 2014 | 12.64 | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 12.29 | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 12.05 | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 14.07 | +16.7% |
| 2018 | 12.39 | -12.0% |
| 2019 | 10.91 | -12.0% |
| 2020 | 10.83 | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 11.3 | +4.3% |
| 2022 | 12.81 | +13.4% |
| 2023 | 9.84 | -23.2% |
Somalia compared with similar countries
- Somalia's 9.84 is above the median for low income countries, which is 7.05, 1.4× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Somalia's 9.84 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 7.2, 1.4× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Birth rates and death rates in Somalia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +138.9% | 18.46 | 44.11 |
| 2011 | +93.3% | 16.62 | 32.12 |
| 1993 | -64.2% | 42.64 | 15.25 |
| 2012 | -49.9% | 32.12 | 16.1 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 22.01 | 21.28 | 22.5 | 10 |
| 1960s | 20.25 | 19.46 | 21.08 | 10 |
| 1970s | 19.04 | 17.23 | 20.46 | 10 |
| 1980s | 18.19 | 17.29 | 20.97 | 10 |
| 1990s | 21.58 | 15.25 | 44.11 | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.42 | 14.5 | 15.75 | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.21 | 10.91 | 32.12 | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.2 | 9.84 | 12.81 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
More health data for Somalia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.41 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8681 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 32,421 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 182 (2013)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 2.39 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0897 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 2.38 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0926 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is birth rates and death rates in Somalia?
- Birth rates and death rates in Somalia was 9.84 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest birth rates and death rates recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 44.11 in 1991.
- What is the lowest birth rates and death rates recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.84 in 2023.
- How does Somalia rank for birth rates and death rates?
- Somalia ranks 50th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is birth rates and death rates rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Somalia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Birth rates and death rates. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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