Somalia vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Population ages 0-14
Somalia
46.6%
in 2025
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
40.4%
in 2025
Somalia rank
2nd
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
5th
Population ages 0-14 over time
- Somalia
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 46.6% against 40.4% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 6.2%.
That makes Somalia's figure about 1.2 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Somalia ahead.
Somalia ranks 2nd and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 5th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Somalia averaged higher in 6 and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Somalia | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 44.8% | 43.6% | 1.3% | Somalia |
| 1970s | 44.4% | 45.0% | 0.5% | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 1980s | 45.5% | 45.5% | 0.0% | Somalia |
| 1990s | 46.8% | 45.1% | 1.7% | Somalia |
| 2000s | 48.1% | 44.3% | 3.8% | Somalia |
| 2010s | 47.7% | 43.3% | 4.5% | Somalia |
| 2020s | 46.8% | 41.2% | 5.6% | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 0-14, Somalia or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Somalia, at 46.6% against 40.4% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 0-14 between Somalia and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 6.2%, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Somalia and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for population ages 0-14?
- Somalia ranks 2nd and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 5th 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.