Average age of mothers at childbirth in Somalia
Somalia: Average age of mothers at childbirth was 29.42 years in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
29.42 years
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
100th
of 236 countries
All-time high
31.27 years
in 1950
All-time low
29.42 years
in 2023
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Average age of mothers at childbirth in Somalia, 1950–2023
Source: Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for average age of mothers at childbirth in Somalia is 29.42 years, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is down 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average age of mothers at childbirth in Somalia peaked at 31.27 years in 1950 and was at its lowest, 29.42 years, in 2023.
That places Somalia 100th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Average age of mothers at childbirth in Somalia, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 31.27 years | — |
| 1951 | 31.26 years | -0.0% |
| 1952 | 31.25 years | -0.0% |
| 1953 | 31.24 years | -0.0% |
| 1954 | 31.23 years | -0.0% |
| 1955 | 31.22 years | -0.0% |
| 1956 | 31.21 years | -0.0% |
| 1957 | 31.2 years | -0.0% |
| 1958 | 31.2 years | -0.0% |
| 1959 | 31.19 years | -0.0% |
| 1960 | 31.18 years | -0.0% |
| 1961 | 31.18 years | -0.0% |
| 1962 | 31.17 years | -0.0% |
| 1963 | 31.17 years | -0.0% |
| 1964 | 31.16 years | -0.0% |
| 1965 | 31.16 years | -0.0% |
| 1966 | 31.16 years | -0.0% |
| 1967 | 31.15 years | -0.0% |
| 1968 | 31.15 years | -0.0% |
| 1969 | 31.14 years | -0.0% |
| 1970 | 31.14 years | -0.0% |
| 1971 | 31.14 years | -0.0% |
| 1972 | 31.14 years | -0.0% |
| 1973 | 31.13 years | -0.0% |
| 1974 | 31.13 years | -0.0% |
| 1975 | 31.12 years | -0.0% |
| 1976 | 31.11 years | -0.0% |
| 1977 | 31.11 years | -0.0% |
| 1978 | 31.1 years | -0.0% |
| 1979 | 31.07 years | -0.1% |
| 1980 | 31.03 years | -0.1% |
| 1981 | 30.99 years | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 30.94 years | -0.2% |
| 1983 | 30.89 years | -0.2% |
| 1984 | 30.84 years | -0.2% |
| 1985 | 30.76 years | -0.3% |
| 1986 | 30.68 years | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 30.59 years | -0.3% |
| 1988 | 30.57 years | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 30.55 years | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 30.55 years | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 30.58 years | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 30.59 years | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 30.59 years | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 30.59 years | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 30.59 years | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 30.59 years | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 30.51 years | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 30.44 years | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 30.37 years | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 30.32 years | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 30.27 years | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 30.2 years | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 30.16 years | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 30.11 years | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 30.06 years | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 30.03 years | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 29.97 years | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 29.91 years | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 29.85 years | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 29.79 years | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 29.74 years | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 29.68 years | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 29.62 years | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 29.56 years | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 29.49 years | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 29.42 years | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 29.42 years | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 29.42 years | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 29.42 years | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 29.42 years | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 29.42 years | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 29.42 years | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 29.42 years | -0.0% |
Somalia compared with similar countries
- Somalia's 29.42 years is above the median for low income countries, which is 29.09 years, 1.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Somalia's 29.42 years is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 28.9 years, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 31.23 years | 31.19 years | 31.27 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 31.16 years | 31.14 years | 31.18 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 31.12 years | 31.07 years | 31.14 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 30.78 years | 30.55 years | 31.03 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 30.54 years | 30.37 years | 30.59 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 30.09 years | 29.85 years | 30.32 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.56 years | 29.42 years | 29.79 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.42 years | 29.42 years | 29.42 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
- 97 Ghana 29.51 years compare
- 98 Serbia 29.5 years compare
- 99 Guinea-Bissau 29.47 years compare
- 101 East Timor 29.41 years compare
- 102 American Samoa 29.38 years compare
- 103 Mongolia 29.33 years compare
More reference data data for Somalia
- Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 31.39 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Burning - Crop residues 0.0115 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 40,976 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Enteric Fermentation 28,272 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 11,478 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Crop Residues 71.14 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Agricultural Soils 11,378 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 32.23 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.6205 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Burning - Crop 3.05 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average age of mothers at childbirth in Somalia?
- Average age of mothers at childbirth in Somalia was 29.42 years in 2023, according to Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest average age of mothers at childbirth recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 31.27 years in 1950.
- What is the lowest average age of mothers at childbirth recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.42 years in 2023.
- How does Somalia rank for average age of mothers at childbirth?
- Somalia ranks 100th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is average age of mothers at childbirth rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Somalia data come from?
- The figures come from Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Average age of mothers at childbirth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Mean age of mothers at the birth of their children if women were subject throughout their lives to the age-specific fertility rates observed in a given year.