1. Diverging pathsSomalia and South Sudan

   Somalia and South Sudan: about 7.44 children per woman each in 1990, 6.13 and 3.86 in 2023

   SomaliaSouth Sudan

   In 1990 women had 7.44 and 7.38 children on average; in 2023, 6.13 and 3.86. For comparison, 54% and 21% of people live in towns and cities (2023 and 2023, respectively).

   Source: UN World Population Prospects 1998–2024; national statisticsOpen on the chart →

More findings

• Somalia: more babies born than in the UK
• South Sudan: 3.17M natives live abroad, 3.5 times as many as the foreign-born living there
• Somalia: births are already as high as the UN expected only only after 2050
• South Sudan: in 10 years out of 12 the IMF expected faster growth than came
• Most refugees abroad per 1,000 residents at home
• The highest fertility in the world

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