Population, age 16, male in Somalia
Somalia: Population, age 16, male was 123,702 in 2015. ▲ Rising
Population, age 16, male in Somalia, 1990–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2015, population, age 16, male in Somalia stood at 123,702. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.4% on the previous year and up 42.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, age 16, male in Somalia peaked at 123,702 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 72,022, in 1999.
That places Somalia 72nd out of 191 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 74,237 | 72,022 | 75,954 | 10 |
| 2000s | 83,977 | 72,886 | 92,653 | 10 |
| 2010s | 109,412 | 95,703 | 123,702 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
More education data for Somalia
- Population ages 0-14 46.6% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 50.8% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 10 years (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 20.9% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers 12,870 (2007)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 6.01 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 19.0% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population, age 16, male in Somalia?
- Population, age 16, male in Somalia was 123,702 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population, age 16, male recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 123,702 in 2015.
- What is the lowest population, age 16, male recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 72,022 in 1999.
- How does Somalia rank for population, age 16, male?
- Somalia ranks 72nd out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
- Is population, age 16, male rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Somalia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population, age 16, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Population, age 16, male refers to the male population at the specified age.