Live births in Somalia
Live births in Somalia was 788,763 in 2023, according to the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. That is up 1.2% from 2022. That is the 38th highest of 236 countries in 2023.
Live births in Somalia, 1950 to 2023
All 74 values
| Period | count |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 788,763 Estimated |
| 2022 | 779,534 Estimated |
| 2021 | 761,567 Estimated |
| 2020 | 741,705 Estimated |
| 2019 | 723,617 Estimated |
| 2018 | 705,717 Estimated |
| 2017 | 688,481 Estimated |
| 2016 | 668,096 Estimated |
| 2015 | 651,292 Estimated |
| 2014 | 633,049 Estimated |
| 2013 | 614,448 Estimated |
| 2012 | 600,115 Estimated |
| 2011 | 599,911 Estimated |
| 2010 | 589,320 Estimated |
| 2009 | 579,234 Estimated |
| 2008 | 568,732 Estimated |
| 2007 | 553,760 Estimated |
| 2006 | 542,089 Estimated |
| 2005 | 528,109 Estimated |
| 2004 | 513,060 Estimated |
| 2003 | 496,679 Estimated |
| 2002 | 481,061 Estimated |
| 2001 | 463,365 Estimated |
| 2000 | 445,848 Estimated |
| 1999 | 430,193 Estimated |
| 1998 | 413,290 Estimated |
| 1997 | 397,860 Estimated |
| 1996 | 385,245 Estimated |
| 1995 | 368,843 Estimated |
| 1994 | 359,136 Estimated |
| 1993 | 334,882 Estimated |
| 1992 | 334,425 Estimated |
| 1991 | 353,632 Estimated |
| 1990 | 355,946 Estimated |
| 1989 | 358,447 Estimated |
| 1988 | 367,351 Estimated |
| 1987 | 356,523 Estimated |
| 1986 | 340,767 Estimated |
| 1985 | 326,189 Estimated |
| 1984 | 311,904 Estimated |
| 1983 | 300,875 Estimated |
| 1982 | 290,213 Estimated |
| 1981 | 295,933 Estimated |
| 1980 | 281,665 Estimated |
| 1979 | 244,927 Estimated |
| 1978 | 217,542 Estimated |
| 1977 | 206,984 Estimated |
| 1976 | 200,999 Estimated |
| 1975 | 195,259 Estimated |
| 1974 | 189,742 Estimated |
| 1973 | 184,487 Estimated |
| 1972 | 179,476 Estimated |
| 1971 | 174,801 Estimated |
| 1970 | 170,234 Estimated |
| 1969 | 165,905 Estimated |
| 1968 | 161,774 Estimated |
| 1967 | 157,811 Estimated |
| 1966 | 154,048 Estimated |
| 1965 | 150,393 Estimated |
| 1964 | 146,922 Estimated |
| 1963 | 143,607 Estimated |
| 1962 | 140,430 Estimated |
| 1961 | 137,388 Estimated |
| 1960 | 134,488 Estimated |
| 1959 | 131,744 Estimated |
| 1958 | 129,243 Estimated |
| 1957 | 126,761 Estimated |
| 1956 | 124,378 Estimated |
| 1955 | 122,101 Estimated |
| 1954 | 119,919 Estimated |
| 1953 | 117,843 Estimated |
| 1952 | 115,781 Estimated |
| 1951 | 113,760 Estimated |
| 1950 | 111,806 Estimated |
Somalia compared with nearby places
- Under 100K
- 100K to 200K
- 200K to 400K
- 400K to 1M
- 1M and over
- No data
Rankings
Definition
Live births to mothers resident in the area during the year.
How to cite
United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births). Modelled estimate. https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz. Retrieved 2026-10-12. CC BY 3.0 IGO.Citation styles
APA 7
United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. (2024). World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births) (Live births, Somalia, 1950 to 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz
MLA 9
World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births), Live births, Somalia, 1950 to 2023. United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division, 13 Dec. 2024, https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/births/somalia. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.
Chicago (author-date)
United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. 2024. World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births). Live births, Somalia, 1950 to 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/births/somalia.
Harvard
United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2024) World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births), Live births, Somalia, 1950 to 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/births/somalia (Accessed: 12 October 2026).
BibTeX
@misc{united_live_births_somalia_2023,
author = {{United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division}},
title = {{World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births): Live births, Somalia, 1950 to 2023}},
year = {2024},
howpublished = {Data set},
url = {https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz},
urldate = {2026-10-12},
note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/births/somalia. Publisher attribution: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births). Modelled estimate. https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel\%20Files/1\_Indicator\%20(Standard)/CSV\_FILES/WPP2024\_Demographic\_Indicators\_Medium.csv.gz. Retrieved 2026-10-12. CC BY 3.0 IGO.},
}
RIS
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What is the live births in Somalia?
Live births in Somalia was 788,763 in 2023, according to the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. That is up 1.2% from 2022. That is the 38th highest of 236 countries in 2023.
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United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.
What was the highest live births in Somalia?
788,763 in 2023, the highest value since 1950 in this series.