Niger vs Somalia: Population ages 0-14
Niger
46.2%
in 2025
Somalia
46.6%
in 2025
Niger rank
3rd
Somalia rank
2nd
Population ages 0-14 over time
- Niger
- Somalia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 46.6% against 46.2% in Niger, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Niger ahead.
Niger ranks 3rd and Somalia ranks 2nd of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Niger averaged higher in 6 and Somalia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Niger | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 48.7% | 44.8% | 3.9% | Niger |
| 1970s | 47.5% | 44.4% | 3.1% | Niger |
| 1980s | 47.0% | 45.5% | 1.4% | Niger |
| 1990s | 46.8% | 46.8% | 0.0% | Somalia |
| 2000s | 48.3% | 48.1% | 0.2% | Niger |
| 2010s | 49.1% | 47.7% | 1.4% | Niger |
| 2020s | 47.1% | 46.8% | 0.4% | Niger |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 0-14, Niger or Somalia?
- Somalia, at 46.6% against 46.2% in Niger as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 0-14 between Niger and Somalia?
- 0.4%, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Niger and Somalia?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Niger and Somalia rank globally for population ages 0-14?
- Niger ranks 3rd and Somalia ranks 2nd of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects., United Nations Population Division, published as Population ages 0-14 (% of total population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population between the ages 0 to 14 as a percentage of the total population. Population is based on the de facto definition of population.